Benin vs Ghana: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Benin
95.2%
in 2022
Ghana
95.5%
in 2024
Benin rank
89th
Ghana rank
86th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 95.5% against 95.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 89th and Ghana ranks 86th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.2% | 95.2% | 1.0% | Benin |
| 1980s | 92.8% | 95.5% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 98.6% | 7.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 97.7% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 97.1% | 1.4% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 95.5% against 95.2% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Benin ranks 89th and Ghana ranks 86th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release