How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Other small states?

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 Other small states: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ghana

87,894 number

in 2019

Other small states

343,344 number

in 2019

Ghana rank

40th

Other small states rank

40th

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

Ghana
Other small states

How they compare

Other small states currently reports 343,344 number against 87,894 number in Ghana, a difference of 255,450 number.

That makes Other small states's figure about 3.9 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 Other small states ranks 40th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Other small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Other small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	895,316 number	533,339 number	361,977 number	Ghana
2000s	662,635 number	436,325 number	226,310 number	Ghana
2010s	144,984 number	347,636 number	202,652 number	Other small states

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 Other small states?: Other small states, at 343,344 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 Other small states?: 255,450 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Other small states?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Other small states rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ghana ranks 40th and Other small states ranks 40th 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/