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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ghana vs Philippines: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Ghana

12.9%

in 2019

Philippines

13.5%

in 2018

Ghana rank

47th

Philippines rank

44th

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

Ghana
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 13.5% against 12.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Across all 13 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 47th and Philippines ranks 44th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.9%	25.2%	9.6%	Ghana
2000s	24.1%	10.4%	13.7%	Ghana
2010s	13.0%	10.1%	2.8%	Ghana

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, male, Ghana or Philippines?: Philippines, at 13.5% against 12.9% in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Ghana and Philippines?: 0.6%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Ghana ranks 47th and Philippines ranks 44th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower 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 of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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