Ghana vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Ghana
7.89 million number
in 2019
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
7.90 million number
in 2016
Ghana rank
30th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
29th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199820082019

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 7.90 million number against 7.89 million number in Ghana, a difference of 17,540 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 30th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 29th of 186 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 4.32 million number 5.33 million number 1.01 million number Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 5.26 million number 7.67 million number 2.41 million number Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s 7.07 million number 7.90 million number 832,033 number Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Ghana or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.90 million number against 7.89 million number in Ghana as of 2016.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
17,540 number, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 30th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-compulsory-school-age-both-sexes-number/ghana/venezuela-rb/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-compulsory-school-age-both-sexes-number/ghana/venezuela-rb/">Ghana vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.