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

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.

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

Ghana

87,894 number

in 2019

North America

157,924 number

in 2019

Ghana rank

40th

North America rank

43rd

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

Ghana
North America

How they compare

North America currently reports 157,924 number against 87,894 number in Ghana, a difference of 70,030 number.

That makes North America's figure about 1.8 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 40th and North America ranks 43rd of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	North America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	895,316 number	409,014 number	486,302 number	Ghana
2000s	662,635 number	222,594 number	440,041 number	Ghana
2010s	144,984 number	100,017 number	44,967 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 North America?: North America, at 157,924 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 Ghana and North America?: 70,030 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North America?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and North America rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ghana ranks 40th and North America ranks 43rd of 148 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, 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/