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

7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

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

Ghana

243,537 number

in 2019

Togo

242,403 number

in 2017

Ghana rank

30th

Togo rank

31st

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

Ghana
Togo

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 243,537 number against 242,403 number in Togo, a difference of 1,134 number.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 30th and Togo ranks 31st of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.74 million number	248,615 number	1.49 million number	Ghana
2000s	1.46 million number	262,806 number	1.20 million number	Ghana
2010s	318,908 number	242,403 number	76,505 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, Ghana or Togo?: Ghana, at 243,537 number against 242,403 number in Togo as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ghana and Togo?: 1,134 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Togo?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Togo rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ghana ranks 30th and Togo ranks 31st 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/