What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Arab World and Ghana?

32.98 million number, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Ghana?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Ghana: Population of compulsory school age, female

Arab World

36.84 million number

in 2019

Ghana

3.86 million number

in 2019

Arab World rank

32nd

Ghana rank

30th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Arab World
Ghana

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 36.84 million number against 3.86 million number in Ghana, a difference of 32.98 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 9.5 times Ghana's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 30th of 43 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.58 million number	2.11 million number	21.47 million number	Arab World
2000s	27.46 million number	2.58 million number	24.88 million number	Arab World
2010s	33.01 million number	3.56 million number	29.45 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Arab World or Ghana?: Arab World, at 36.84 million number against 3.86 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Arab World and Ghana?: 32.98 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Ghana?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Ghana rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Arab World ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 30th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, female (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: 21 August 2026

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