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

Ghana
11.83 years
in 2019
India
11.65 years
in 2019
Ghana rank
123rd
India rank
124th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Ghana
  • India
4681012197119952019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 11.83 years against 11.65 years in India, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 123rd and India ranks 124th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
1970s 5.62 years 4.34 years 1.29 years Ghana
1980s 6.02 years 5 years 1.02 years Ghana
2000s 7.85 years 8.48 years 0.6338 years India
2010s 11.15 years 12.09 years 0.9463 years India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Ghana or India?
Ghana, at 11.83 years against 11.65 years in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Ghana and India?
0.18 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Ghana ranks 123rd and India ranks 124th 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.