Angola vs Ghana: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Angola
4.72 million number
in 2020
Ghana
4.49 million number
in 2020
Angola rank
31st
Ghana rank
34th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Angola
  • Ghana
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197019952020

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4.72 million number against 4.49 million number in Ghana, a difference of 230,720 number.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Angola ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 34th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 1.17 million number 1.51 million number 345,979 number Ghana
1980s 1.65 million number 2.10 million number 449,811 number Ghana
1990s 2.39 million number 2.62 million number 232,510 number Ghana
2000s 3.14 million number 3.37 million number 231,748 number Ghana
2010s 3.83 million number 3.71 million number 116,000 number Angola
2020s 4.72 million number 4.49 million number 230,720 number Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Angola or Ghana?
Angola, at 4.72 million number against 4.49 million number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Angola and Ghana?
230,720 number, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Angola ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 34th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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