Algeria vs Ghana: School age population, primary education, female

Algeria
2.13 million number
in 2020
Ghana
2.17 million number
in 2020
Algeria rank
33rd
Ghana rank
31st

School age population, primary education, female over time

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

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.17 million number against 2.13 million number in Algeria, a difference of 34,830 number.

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

Algeria ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 1.37 million number 825,712 number 539,703 number Algeria
1980s 1.83 million number 1.04 million number 786,171 number Algeria
1990s 2.25 million number 1.33 million number 918,679 number Algeria
2000s 1.97 million number 1.64 million number 330,051 number Algeria
2010s 1.66 million number 1.95 million number 291,530 number Ghana
2020s 2.13 million number 2.17 million number 34,830 number Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Algeria or Ghana?
Ghana, at 2.17 million number against 2.13 million number in Algeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Algeria and Ghana?
34,830 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ghana?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Ghana rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Algeria ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (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

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