Ghana vs Iraq: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ghana
14.4%
in 2025
Iraq
13.5%
in 2025
Ghana rank
63rd
Iraq rank
64th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.4% against 13.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 42.4% | 13.0% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 35.7% | 17.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 18.1% | 4.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Ghana or Iraq?
- Ghana, at 14.4% against 13.5% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ghana and Iraq?
- 0.9%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ghana ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 64th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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