Ghana vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Ghana
58.1%
in 2024
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
30.4%
in 2025
Ghana rank
25th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Ghana
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 58.1% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 27.7%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.9 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 25th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 184 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 42.7% | 13.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 33.2% | 4.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 31.1% | 8.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Ghana or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Ghana, at 58.1% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Ghana and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 27.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 25th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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
February 2026 Data Release