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

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Eritrea vs Ghana: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Eritrea

337,011 number

in 2018

Ghana

243,537 number

in 2019

Eritrea rank

27th

Ghana rank

30th

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

Eritrea
Ghana

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 337,011 number against 243,537 number in Ghana, a difference of 93,474 number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Eritrea ranks 27th and Ghana ranks 30th of 149 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	266,179 number	1.74 million number	1.47 million number	Ghana
2000s	171,259 number	1.32 million number	1.15 million number	Ghana
2010s	331,412 number	386,133 number	54,722 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, Eritrea or Ghana?: Eritrea, at 337,011 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 Eritrea and Ghana?: 93,474 number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Eritrea ranks 27th 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/