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