Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Ghana
208,105 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
2.35 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
28th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

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

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 2.35 million number against 208,105 number in Ghana, a difference of 2.14 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 150 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 517,309 number 3.67 million number 3.15 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 404,051 number 2.82 million number 2.42 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 231,599 number 2.32 million number 2.09 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 2.35 million number against 208,105 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?
2.14 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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.