Ghana vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Ghana
845,082
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
42.93 million
in 2024
Ghana rank
44th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
43rd

School age population, pre-primary education, male over time

  • Ghana
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 42.93 million against 845,082 in Ghana, a difference of 42.09 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 50.8 times Ghana's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 44th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 222 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 344,396 13.25 million 12.90 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 433,582 18.01 million 17.58 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 538,037 23.76 million 23.22 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 626,420 29.14 million 28.52 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 773,386 37.01 million 36.23 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 845,463 41.88 million 41.03 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Ghana or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 42.93 million against 845,082 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Ghana and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
42.09 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 44th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release