Ghana vs Mexico: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Ghana
258,400 people
in 2100
Mexico
300,400 people
in 2100
Ghana rank
43rd
Mexico rank
40th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Ghana
  • Mexico
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M195020252100

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 300,400 people against 258,400 people in Ghana, a difference of 42,000 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Ghana ranks 43rd and Mexico ranks 40th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 2.46 million people 10.38 million people 7.92 million people Mexico
1960s 2.74 million people 10.22 million people 7.48 million people Mexico
1970s 2.88 million people 10.05 million people 7.17 million people Mexico
1980s 3.27 million people 9.63 million people 6.36 million people Mexico
1990s 3.58 million people 8.40 million people 4.82 million people Mexico
2000s 3.95 million people 7.25 million people 3.30 million people Mexico
2010s 4.10 million people 5.87 million people 1.78 million people Mexico
2020s 3.84 million people 4.42 million people 574,700 people Mexico
2030s 3.44 million people 3.24 million people 197,350 people Ghana
2040s 2.89 million people 2.40 million people 487,200 people Ghana
2050s 2.24 million people 1.76 million people 477,750 people Ghana
2060s 1.58 million people 1.28 million people 302,600 people Ghana
2070s 1.02 million people 903,350 people 121,150 people Ghana
2080s 637,250 people 617,050 people 20,200 people Ghana
2090s 387,700 people 413,400 people 25,700 people Mexico
2100s 258,400 people 300,400 people 42,000 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Ghana or Mexico?
Mexico, at 300,400 people against 258,400 people in Ghana as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ghana and Mexico?
42,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mexico?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Ghana and Mexico rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Ghana ranks 43rd and Mexico ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.