Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, primary education, male

Ghana
2.26 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
30.03 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
28th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 30.03 million number against 2.26 million number in Ghana, a difference of 27.76 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 864,353 number 22.53 million number 21.66 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 1.08 million number 26.45 million number 25.37 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 1.38 million number 29.48 million number 28.10 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.71 million number 30.09 million number 28.38 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 2.04 million number 29.90 million number 27.86 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 30.03 million number against 2.26 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?
27.76 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 206 countries.
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

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