Ghana vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Ghana
208,105 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2.58 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th

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

  • Ghana
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 2.58 million number against 208,105 number in Ghana, a difference of 2.37 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.4 times Ghana's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 150 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 517,309 number 5.03 million number 4.51 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 404,051 number 4.27 million number 3.86 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 231,599 number 2.92 million number 2.69 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 2.58 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
2.37 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th 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.