Ghana vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
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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About this data
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/