What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Arab World and Ghana?

24.41 million number, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Ghana?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Ghana: School age population, primary education, male

Arab World

26.68 million number

in 2019

Ghana

2.26 million number

in 2020

Arab World rank

31st

Ghana rank

31st

School age population, primary education, male over time

Arab World
Ghana

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 26.68 million number against 2.26 million number in Ghana, a difference of 24.41 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 11.8 times Ghana's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.47 million number	864,353 number	11.61 million number	Arab World
1980s	15.87 million number	1.08 million number	14.79 million number	Arab World
1990s	19.47 million number	1.38 million number	18.09 million number	Arab World
2000s	21.49 million number	1.71 million number	19.78 million number	Arab World
2010s	24.19 million number	2.04 million number	22.15 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Arab World or Ghana?: Arab World, at 26.68 million number against 2.26 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Arab World and Ghana?: 24.41 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Ghana?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Ghana rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Arab World ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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: 21 August 2026

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