Ghana vs North America: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes
Ghana
2.88 million number
in 2019
North America
23.77 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
38th
North America rank
39th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Ghana
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 23.77 million number against 2.88 million number in Ghana, a difference of 20.89 million number.
That makes North America's figure about 8.3 times Ghana's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 38th and North America ranks 39th of 203 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 826,630 number | 21.81 million number | 20.98 million number | North America |
| 1980s | 1.20 million number | 23.22 million number | 22.01 million number | North America |
| 1990s | 1.60 million number | 20.44 million number | 18.84 million number | North America |
| 2000s | 2.02 million number | 22.97 million number | 20.95 million number | North America |
| 2010s | 2.63 million number | 24.35 million number | 21.72 million number | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Ghana or North America?
- North America, at 23.77 million number against 2.88 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Ghana and North America?
- 20.89 million number, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and North America rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 38th and North America ranks 39th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.