Ghana vs Nepal: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Ghana
1.22 million number
in 2020
Nepal
1.24 million number
in 2020
Ghana rank
27th
Nepal rank
25th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.24 million number against 1.22 million number in Ghana, a difference of 17,960 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

Ghana ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 25th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 241,968 number 405,772 number 163,804 number Nepal
1980s 421,260 number 532,119 number 110,859 number Nepal
1990s 689,680 number 618,524 number 71,156 number Ghana
2000s 907,606 number 1.14 million number 237,038 number Nepal
2010s 920,138 number 1.32 million number 399,922 number Nepal
2020s 1.22 million number 1.24 million number 17,960 number Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Ghana or Nepal?
Nepal, at 1.24 million number against 1.22 million number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Ghana and Nepal?
17,960 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nepal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Nepal rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Ghana ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 25th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, female (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, female (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

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