Ghana vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ghana
93.9%
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
86.5%
in 2022
Ghana rank
71st
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
73rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 93.9% against 86.5% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 71st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 73rd of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 0.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 90.1% | 4.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 87.6% | 7.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 86.7% | 9.7% | 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Ghana, at 93.9% against 86.5% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ghana and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 7.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 71st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 73rd of 188 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, 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