Ghana vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ghana
88.7%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
82.1%
in 2024
Ghana rank
85th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
86th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 88.7% against 82.1% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 85th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 86th of 190 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 75.5% | 14.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 76.0% | 15.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 80.4% | 12.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 80.1% | 12.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Ghana or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Ghana, at 88.7% against 82.1% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ghana and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 6.6%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 85th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 86th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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