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

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Euro area vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Euro area

4.1%

in 2019

Ghana

19.0%

in 2019

Euro area rank

42nd

Ghana rank

44th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Euro area
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 19.0% against 4.1% in Euro area, a difference of 14.9%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 4.6 times Euro area's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 44th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.8%	51.0%	43.2%	Ghana
2000s	5.2%	41.3%	36.1%	Ghana
2010s	4.4%	24.3%	19.9%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Euro area or Ghana?: Ghana, at 19.0% against 4.1% in Euro area as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Euro area and Ghana?: 14.9%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ghana?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Euro area and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Euro area ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 44th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/