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

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ghana vs Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Ghana

724,820 number

in 2019

Malaysia

811,299 number

in 2017

Ghana rank

27th

Malaysia rank

25th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Ghana
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 811,299 number against 724,820 number in Ghana, a difference of 86,479 number.

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

Across all 14 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.49 million number	679,022 number	810,938 number	Ghana
2000s	1.38 million number	645,298 number	730,132 number	Ghana
2010s	928,066 number	816,248 number	111,817 number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Ghana or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 811,299 number against 724,820 number in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Ghana and Malaysia?: 86,479 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Ghana ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/