Ghana vs Nepal: Share of population with no formal education
Ghana
15.9%
in 2020
Nepal
20.5%
in 2020
Ghana rank
22nd
Nepal rank
20th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Ghana
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 20.5% against 15.9% in Ghana, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Nepal ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1880s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 98.2% | 100.0% | 1.8% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 95.8% | 99.8% | 4.1% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 93.1% | 99.1% | 6.0% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 90.8% | 99.0% | 8.2% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 88.6% | 98.8% | 10.2% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 85.3% | 98.5% | 13.2% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 74.3% | 97.1% | 22.8% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 58.5% | 90.4% | 31.9% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 79.5% | 33.5% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 62.6% | 25.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 46.7% | 16.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 30.2% | 7.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 20.5% | 4.6% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Ghana or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 20.5% against 15.9% in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Ghana and Nepal?
- 4.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nepal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Nepal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Nepal ranks 20th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) β 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.