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

7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Colombia vs Ghana: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Colombia

635,516 number

in 2018

Ghana

760,252 number

in 2019

Colombia rank

31st

Ghana rank

28th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Colombia
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 760,252 number against 635,516 number in Colombia, a difference of 124,736 number.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 28th of 139 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	785,745 number	1.99 million number	1.21 million number	Ghana
2010s	662,043 number	1.02 million number	359,292 number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Colombia or Ghana?: Ghana, at 760,252 number against 635,516 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Colombia and Ghana?: 124,736 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Colombia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 28th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/