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

9 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

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

Germany

234,615 number

in 2018

Ghana

243,537 number

in 2019

Germany rank

33rd

Ghana rank

30th

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

Germany
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 243,537 number against 234,615 number in Germany, a difference of 8,922 number.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 33rd 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	Germany	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	163,371 number	1.24 million number	1.07 million number	Ghana
2010s	233,432 number	386,133 number	152,701 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, Germany or Ghana?: Ghana, at 243,537 number against 234,615 number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Germany and Ghana?: 8,922 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ghana?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Germany and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Germany ranks 33rd 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/