How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and 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 Small states: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ghana

87,894 number

in 2019

Small states

415,043 number

in 2019

Ghana rank

40th

Small states rank

39th

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

Ghana
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 415,043 number against 87,894 number in Ghana, a difference of 327,149 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 4.7 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 Small states ranks 39th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	895,316 number	613,114 number	282,202 number	Ghana
2000s	662,635 number	505,453 number	157,182 number	Ghana
2010s	144,984 number	416,653 number	271,669 number	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 Small states?: Small states, at 415,043 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 Small states?: 327,149 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Small states?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Small states rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ghana ranks 40th and Small states ranks 39th 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/