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

Ghana
4.49 million number
in 2020
Madagascar
4.40 million number
in 2020
Ghana rank
34th
Madagascar rank
35th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Madagascar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.49 million number against 4.40 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 89,370 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 35th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.51 million number 1.14 million number 371,981 number Ghana
1980s 2.10 million number 1.58 million number 513,252 number Ghana
1990s 2.62 million number 2.13 million number 488,804 number Ghana
2000s 3.37 million number 2.87 million number 505,765 number Ghana
2010s 3.71 million number 3.92 million number 207,175 number Madagascar
2020s 4.49 million number 4.40 million number 89,370 number Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Ghana or Madagascar?
Ghana, at 4.49 million number against 4.40 million number in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Ghana and Madagascar?
89,370 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 35th 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.