Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time
- Ghana
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 4.01 million number against 243,537 number in Ghana, a difference of 3.77 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 16.5 times Ghana's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 149 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 million number | 6.11 million number | 4.38 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 4.59 million number | 3.27 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 338,601 number | 4.19 million number | 3.85 million number | Latin America & Caribbean |
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, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Latin America & Caribbean, at 4.01 million number against 243,537 number in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 3.77 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Ghana ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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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About this data
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/