Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Ghana or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 11.41 million number against 760,252 number in Ghana as of 2019.

What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

10.65 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Ghana

760,252 number

in 2019

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

11.41 million number

in 2019

Ghana rank

28th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

28th

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

Ghana
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 11.41 million number against 760,252 number in Ghana, a difference of 10.65 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 15.0 times Ghana's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 139 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.71 million number	19.64 million number	16.93 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	2.29 million number	16.02 million number	13.73 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	934,307 number	11.56 million number	10.63 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 11.41 million number against 760,252 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 10.65 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Ghana ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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: 18 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/