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, male (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, male

Ghana

391,572 number

in 2019

Malaysia

467,159 number

in 2017

Ghana rank

25th

Malaysia rank

22nd

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

Ghana
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 467,159 number against 391,572 number in Ghana, a difference of 75,587 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	685,270 number	383,406 number	301,864 number	Ghana
2000s	641,221 number	375,758 number	265,463 number	Ghana
2010s	463,854 number	468,686 number	4,832 number	Malaysia

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, male, Ghana or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 467,159 number against 391,572 number in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male between Ghana and Malaysia?: 75,587 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, male?: Ghana ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,212 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/