Ghana vs Guyana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Ghana
11.83 years
in 2019
Guyana
11.59 years
in 2012
Ghana rank
123rd
Guyana rank
126th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 11.83 years against 11.59 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.24 years.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 123rd and Guyana ranks 126th of 175 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guyana Difference Ahead
1970s 5.62 years 9.66 years 4.03 years Guyana
2000s 9.1 years 11.04 years 1.94 years Guyana
2010s 10.62 years 11.63 years 1.01 years Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Ghana or Guyana?
Ghana, at 11.83 years against 11.59 years in Guyana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Ghana and Guyana?
0.24 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guyana?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Ghana and Guyana rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Ghana ranks 123rd and Guyana ranks 126th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.