Ghana vs Yemen: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Ghana
389,917 number
in 2020
Yemen
391,793 number
in 2020
Ghana rank
33rd
Yemen rank
31st

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Ghana
  • Yemen
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 391,793 number against 389,917 number in Ghana, a difference of 1,876 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 31st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 155,814 number 110,813 number 45,000 number Ghana
1980s 190,734 number 160,458 number 30,276 number Ghana
1990s 245,068 number 250,824 number 5,756 number Yemen
2000s 295,439 number 304,845 number 9,406 number Yemen
2010s 350,736 number 355,648 number 4,911 number Yemen
2020s 389,917 number 391,793 number 1,876 number Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Ghana or Yemen?
Yemen, at 391,793 number against 389,917 number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Ghana and Yemen?
1,876 number, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ghana ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 31st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Yemen: School age population, one year before than official primary entry. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/ghana/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/ghana/yemen-rep/">Ghana vs Yemen: School age population, one year before than official primary entry</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/