Ghana vs Liberia: Children out of school, primary, male

Ghana
135,989
in 2024
Liberia
169,711
in 2022
Ghana rank
38th
Liberia rank
35th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Liberia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199920112024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 169,711 against 135,989 in Ghana, a difference of 33,722.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 38th and Liberia ranks 35th of 177 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 653,949 109,527 544,422 Ghana
2000s 291,016 177,884 113,132 Ghana
2010s 155,667 112,549 43,118 Ghana
2020s 337,656 145,044 192,612 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Ghana or Liberia?
Liberia, at 169,711 against 135,989 in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Ghana and Liberia?
33,722, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Liberia rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Ghana ranks 38th and Liberia ranks 35th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.