What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Europe & Central Asia and Ghana?

53.80 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia 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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Ghana: Population of compulsory school age, female

Europe & Central Asia

57.66 million number

in 2019

Ghana

3.86 million number

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia rank

31st

Ghana rank

30th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Europe & Central Asia
Ghana

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 57.66 million number against 3.86 million number in Ghana, a difference of 53.80 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 14.9 times Ghana's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.05 million number	2.11 million number	55.94 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	54.92 million number	2.58 million number	52.34 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	54.51 million number	3.56 million number	50.95 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Europe & Central Asia or Ghana?: Europe & Central Asia, at 57.66 million number against 3.86 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Europe & Central Asia and Ghana?: 53.80 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Ghana?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Ghana rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th of 45 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: 04 September 2026

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