Ghana vs Madagascar: Primary education, pupils

Ghana

4.98 million

in 2024

Madagascar

5.29 million

in 2024

Ghana rank

31st

Madagascar rank

28th

Primary education, pupils over time

Madagascar currently reports 5.29 million against 4.98 million in Ghana, a difference of 309,810.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.