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

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Ghana

342,031 number

in 2019

Zimbabwe

320,425 number

in 2013

Ghana rank

30th

Zimbabwe rank

31st

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

Ghana
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 342,031 number against 320,425 number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 21,606 number.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.42 million number	523,646 number	896,094 number	Ghana
2000s	1.38 million number	535,454 number	840,521 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 Zimbabwe?: Ghana, at 342,031 number against 320,425 number in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Ghana and Zimbabwe?: 21,606 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.
How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Ghana ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 137 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,161 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/