Eswatini vs Ghana: Share of population with no formal education
Eswatini
20.1%
in 2020
Ghana
15.9%
in 2020
Eswatini rank
21st
Ghana rank
22nd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Eswatini
- Ghana
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 20.1% against 15.9% in Ghana, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 9 and Ghana in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 98.2% | 1.8% | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 98.7% | 95.8% | 2.9% | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 95.8% | 93.1% | 2.7% | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 90.4% | 90.8% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 84.7% | 88.6% | 3.9% | Ghana |
| 1950s | 74.9% | 85.3% | 10.4% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 64.7% | 74.3% | 9.7% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 58.5% | 13.4% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 46.0% | 13.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 37.5% | 5.8% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 30.8% | 5.8% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 23.0% | 4.9% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 15.9% | 4.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Eswatini or Ghana?
- Eswatini, at 20.1% against 15.9% in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Eswatini and Ghana?
- 4.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ghana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Eswatini and Ghana rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Eswatini ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.