Ghana vs Yemen: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Ghana
4.43 million number
in 2020
Yemen
4.49 million number
in 2020
Ghana rank
31st
Yemen rank
30th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4.49 million number against 4.43 million number in Ghana, a difference of 62,660 number.

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

Ghana ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 30th of 206 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 1.69 million number 1.13 million number 563,298 number Ghana
1980s 2.12 million number 1.66 million number 461,264 number Ghana
1990s 2.71 million number 2.62 million number 88,364 number Ghana
2000s 3.36 million number 3.55 million number 188,833 number Yemen
2010s 3.99 million number 4.06 million number 70,185 number Yemen
2020s 4.43 million number 4.49 million number 62,660 number Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Ghana or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4.49 million number against 4.43 million number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Ghana and Yemen?
62,660 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, primary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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