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

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Dominican Republic vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Dominican Republic

23.5%

in 2024

Ghana

25.5%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

48th

Ghana rank

46th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Dominican Republic
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 25.5% against 23.5% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Ghana ranks 46th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37.1%	49.5%	12.4%	Ghana
2000s	24.5%	37.4%	12.9%	Ghana
2010s	16.6%	26.2%	9.6%	Ghana
2020s	22.2%	21.4%	0.7%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Dominican Republic or Ghana?: Ghana, at 25.5% against 23.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Dominican Republic and Ghana?: 2.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Ghana ranks 46th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 175 places, 2,820 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release