Bhutan vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bhutan
12.0%
in 2018
Ghana
10.6%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
50th
Ghana rank
53rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Bhutan
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12.0% against 10.6% in Ghana, a difference of 1.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 53rd of 150 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 50.7% 38.8% 11.9% Bhutan
2000s 36.1% 25.5% 10.6% Bhutan
2010s 14.6% 12.2% 2.4% Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Ghana?
Bhutan, at 12.0% against 10.6% in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Ghana?
1.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ghana?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bhutan ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 53rd of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.