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

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

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.

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

Ghana

760,252 number

in 2019

Malaysia

821,680 number

in 2017

Ghana rank

28th

Malaysia rank

26th

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

Ghana
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 821,680 number against 760,252 number in Ghana, a difference of 61,428 number.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 139 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	2.71 million number	770,832 number	1.94 million number	Ghana
2000s	2.29 million number	749,142 number	1.54 million number	Ghana
2010s	1.00 million number	821,680 number	179,220 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, Ghana or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 821,680 number against 760,252 number in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Ghana and Malaysia?: 61,428 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Ghana ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 26th 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/