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

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

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

Ghana

724,820 number

in 2019

Zimbabwe

586,035 number

in 2013

Ghana rank

27th

Zimbabwe rank

30th

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

Ghana
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 724,820 number against 586,035 number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 138,785 number.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.49 million number	685,391 number	804,569 number	Ghana
2000s	1.57 million number	773,403 number	798,557 number	Ghana
2010s	862,668 number	586,035 number	276,633 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 Zimbabwe?: Ghana, at 724,820 number against 586,035 number in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Ghana and Zimbabwe?: 138,785 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Ghana ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th 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/