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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Ghana: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Germany

743,312 number

in 2020

Ghana

681,027 number

in 2020

Germany rank

33rd

Ghana rank

36th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Germany
Ghana

How they compare

Germany currently reports 743,312 number against 681,027 number in Ghana, a difference of 62,285 number.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 36th of 205 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.27 million number	246,982 number	1.03 million number	Germany
1980s	904,864 number	324,287 number	580,578 number	Germany
1990s	882,546 number	406,063 number	476,483 number	Germany
2000s	844,263 number	518,329 number	325,934 number	Germany
2010s	747,356 number	621,191 number	126,165 number	Germany
2020s	743,312 number	681,027 number	62,285 number	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Germany or Ghana?: Germany, at 743,312 number against 681,027 number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Germany and Ghana?: 62,285 number, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ghana?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Germany and Ghana rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Germany ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 36th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.