Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Ghana
258,400 people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
233,300 people
in 2100
Ghana rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 258,400 people against 233,300 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 25,100 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 4.05 million people 780,900 people 3.27 million people Ghana
2020s 3.84 million people 767,250 people 3.07 million people Ghana
2030s 3.44 million people 755,300 people 2.68 million people Ghana
2040s 2.89 million people 709,600 people 2.18 million people Ghana
2050s 2.24 million people 635,200 people 1.60 million people Ghana
2060s 1.58 million people 546,500 people 1.03 million people Ghana
2070s 1.02 million people 453,200 people 571,300 people Ghana
2080s 637,250 people 365,000 people 272,250 people Ghana
2090s 387,700 people 286,050 people 101,650 people Ghana
2100s 258,400 people 233,300 people 25,100 people Ghana

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 Papua New Guinea?
Ghana, at 258,400 people against 233,300 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
25,100 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2100.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Ghana ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th 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.