Ghana vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Ghana
97.6%
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
94.6%
in 2024
Ghana rank
74th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
71st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Ghana
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 97.6% against 94.6% in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 74th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 71st of 217 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.7% | 93.3% | 3.4% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 96.7% | 92.8% | 3.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 93.6% | 3.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 94.3% | 4.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 94.7% | 3.6% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 94.6% | 3.6% | 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, Ghana or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Ghana, at 97.6% against 94.6% in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Ghana and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 3.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ghana ranks 74th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 71st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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