Ghana vs Madagascar: Enrolment in primary education, male

Ghana
2.31 million number
in 2019
Madagascar
2.32 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
36th
Madagascar rank
34th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Madagascar
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197119952019

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.32 million number against 2.31 million number in Ghana, a difference of 17,850 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 34th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 629,591 number 629,193 number 397.44 number Ghana
1980s 848,957 number 842,328 number 6,629 number Ghana
1990s 1.11 million number 807,572 number 303,094 number Ghana
2000s 1.53 million number 1.66 million number 126,479 number Madagascar
2010s 2.15 million number 2.32 million number 163,499 number Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Ghana or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2.32 million number against 2.31 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Ghana and Madagascar?
17,850 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.