Ethiopia vs Ghana: School enrollment, primary

Ethiopia
84.6%
in 2015
Ghana
86.2%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
147th
Ghana rank
144th

School enrollment, primary over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 86.2% against 84.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 147th and Ghana ranks 144th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 6,046 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.