How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?

15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Ghana

128,994 number

in 2019

Malaysia

117,516 number

in 2017

Ghana rank

26th

Malaysia rank

28th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

Ghana
Malaysia

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 128,994 number against 117,516 number in Malaysia, a difference of 11,478 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	237,050 number	50,970 number	186,080 number	Ghana
2000s	191,839 number	74,723 number	117,117 number	Ghana
2010s	107,920 number	113,197 number	5,277 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male, Ghana or Malaysia?: Ghana, at 128,994 number against 117,516 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Ghana and Malaysia?: 11,478 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Ghana ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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