How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and IDA blend?

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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs IDA blend: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Ghana

2.49 million number

in 2020

IDA blend

41.07 million number

in 2019

Ghana rank

28th

IDA blend rank

25th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

Ghana
IDA blend

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 41.07 million number against 2.49 million number in Ghana, a difference of 38.58 million number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 16.5 times Ghana's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 28th and IDA blend ranks 25th of 205 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	587,852 number	11.03 million number	10.44 million number	IDA blend
1980s	846,835 number	16.14 million number	15.29 million number	IDA blend
1990s	1.40 million number	23.71 million number	22.30 million number	IDA blend
2000s	1.85 million number	31.47 million number	29.62 million number	IDA blend
2010s	1.88 million number	38.03 million number	36.15 million number	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Ghana or IDA blend?: IDA blend, at 41.07 million number against 2.49 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Ghana and IDA blend?: 38.58 million number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and IDA blend?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ghana and IDA blend rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?: Ghana ranks 28th and IDA blend ranks 25th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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