Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Ghana
406,835 number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
5.10 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

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

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 5.10 million number against 406,835 number in Ghana, a difference of 4.70 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.5 times Ghana's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 202 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 162,225 number 4.29 million number 4.13 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 197,164 number 4.98 million number 4.78 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 255,174 number 5.40 million number 5.15 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 307,752 number 5.39 million number 5.08 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 365,237 number 5.09 million number 4.72 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 5.10 million number against 406,835 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
4.70 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ghana ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

Male 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/