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 and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Colombia

276,937 number

in 2018

Ghana

243,537 number

in 2019

Colombia rank

28th

Ghana rank

30th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Colombia
Ghana

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 276,937 number against 243,537 number in Ghana, a difference of 33,400 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Colombia ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 30th of 149 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	308,639 number	1.09 million number	783,124 number	Ghana
2010s	312,031 number	386,133 number	74,102 number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Colombia or Ghana?: Colombia, at 276,937 number against 243,537 number in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Colombia and Ghana?: 33,400 number, with Colombia 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Colombia ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 30th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/