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

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

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

Belize

19.0%

in 2019

Ghana

17.8%

in 2019

Belize rank

43rd

Ghana rank

46th

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

Belize
Ghana

How they compare

Belize currently reports 19.0% against 17.8% in Ghana, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Belize ranks 43rd and Ghana ranks 46th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.3%	56.1%	29.8%	Ghana
2000s	20.1%	44.1%	23.9%	Ghana
2010s	19.1%	24.5%	5.4%	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, Belize or Ghana?: Belize, at 19.0% against 17.8% in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Belize and Ghana?: 1.2%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ghana?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Belize and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Belize ranks 43rd and Ghana ranks 46th of 138 countries.
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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 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/