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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

European Union

466,272 number

in 2019

Ghana

87,894 number

in 2019

European Union rank

38th

Ghana rank

40th

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

European Union
Ghana

How they compare

European Union currently reports 466,272 number against 87,894 number in Ghana, a difference of 378,378 number.

That makes European Union's figure about 5.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

European Union ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	558,509 number	895,316 number	336,807 number	Ghana
2000s	483,844 number	662,635 number	178,792 number	Ghana
2010s	458,224 number	144,984 number	313,240 number	European Union

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, European Union or Ghana?: European Union, at 466,272 number against 87,894 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between European Union and Ghana?: 378,378 number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Ghana?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do European Union and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: European Union ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 40th of 45 groups.
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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/