Ghana vs Ireland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ghana
83.6%
in 2024
Ireland
83.4%
in 2022
Ghana rank
88th
Ireland rank
90th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- Ireland
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 83.6% against 83.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.
Ghana ranks 88th and Ireland ranks 90th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 100.0% | 12.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 81.2% | 9.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 83.9% | 7.3% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 81.6% | 8.6% | 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 Ireland?
- Ghana, at 83.6% against 83.4% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ghana and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Ireland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Ireland rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 88th and Ireland ranks 90th 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, male (%). 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