Ghana vs Kenya: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary
Ghana
170,790
in 2024
Kenya
222,137
in 2009
Ghana rank
40th
Kenya rank
38th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 222,137 against 170,790 in Ghana, a difference of 51,347.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th of 170 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 222,137 against 170,790 in Ghana as of 2009.
- What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ghana and Kenya?
- 51,347, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Ghana ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release