Ghana vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development

Ghana
2.49 million number
in 2019
South Africa
3.44 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
9th
South Africa rank
6th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M199820082019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3.44 million number against 2.49 million number in Ghana, a difference of 954,080 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Ghana ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 92 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.67 million number 2.03 million number 366,360 number South Africa
2000s 1.85 million number 1.93 million number 83,507 number South Africa
2010s 2.25 million number 2.49 million number 238,719 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Ghana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3.44 million number against 2.49 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Ghana and South Africa?
954,080 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Ghana ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/