Colombia vs Ghana: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Colombia
191,144 number
in 2018
Ghana
208,105 number
in 2019
Colombia rank
30th
Ghana rank
28th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 208,105 number against 191,144 number in Colombia, a difference of 16,961 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 28th of 150 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 297,141 number 316,233 number 19,091 number Ghana
2010s 221,940 number 235,514 number 13,575 number Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Colombia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 208,105 number against 191,144 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Colombia and Ghana?
16,961 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 28th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.