Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Ghana
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 39.25 million number against 2.49 million number in Ghana, a difference of 36.76 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.8 times Ghana's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 92 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million number | 21.86 million number | 20.19 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.85 million number | 23.52 million number | 21.67 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 2.31 million number | 32.40 million number | 30.09 million number | Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 39.25 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36.76 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Ghana ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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/