Ghana vs Yemen: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Ghana
2.00 million number
in 2020
Yemen
2.05 million number
in 2020
Ghana rank
42nd
Yemen rank
40th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Yemen
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 2.05 million number against 2.00 million number in Ghana, a difference of 43,090 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 40th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 926,606 number 459,753 number 466,853 number Ghana
1980s 1.25 million number 681,463 number 568,099 number Ghana
1990s 1.22 million number 1.05 million number 166,805 number Ghana
2000s 1.52 million number 1.61 million number 93,639 number Yemen
2010s 1.83 million number 1.87 million number 42,933 number Yemen
2020s 2.00 million number 2.05 million number 43,090 number Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Ghana or Yemen?
Yemen, at 2.05 million number against 2.00 million number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Ghana and Yemen?
43,090 number, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 40th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.