Ghana vs Kenya
Ghana vs Kenya: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Ghana and 8.5 years in Kenya, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kenya, by 2.5 years, or 1.42 times that in Ghana.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Ghana ranked 134 and Kenya ranked 74 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Ghana | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 7.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993