Ghana vs Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Ghana
10.65 years
in 2024
Myanmar
10.63 years
in 2018
Ghana rank
145th
Myanmar rank
146th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Myanmar
02.557.510197119972024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 10.65 years against 10.63 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 145th and Myanmar ranks 146th of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 6.12 years 5.68 years 0.4357 years Ghana
1980s 6.43 years 6.57 years 0.1379 years Myanmar
1990s 6.63 years 6.96 years 0.3238 years Myanmar
2000s 7.99 years 7.89 years 0.1003 years Ghana
2010s 10.22 years 10.08 years 0.1427 years Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Ghana or Myanmar?
Ghana, at 10.65 years against 10.63 years in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Ghana and Myanmar?
0.02 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 145th and Myanmar ranks 146th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-primary-and-secondary-both-sexes-years-2/ghana/myanmar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-primary-and-secondary-both-sexes-years-2/ghana/myanmar/">Ghana vs Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release