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

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

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 Philippines: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Ghana

724,820 number

in 2019

Philippines

842,615 number

in 2015

Ghana rank

27th

Philippines rank

24th

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

Ghana
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 842,615 number against 724,820 number in Ghana, a difference of 117,795 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Philippines ahead.

Ghana ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th of 142 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.49 million number	1.58 million number	92,280 number	Philippines
2000s	1.36 million number	1.05 million number	311,248 number	Ghana
2010s	947,698 number	824,180 number	123,518 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 Philippines?: Philippines, at 842,615 number against 724,820 number in Ghana as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Ghana and Philippines?: 117,795 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Ghana ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th 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/