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

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bhutan vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Bhutan

9.3%

in 2018

Ghana

8.6%

in 2019

Bhutan rank

54th

Ghana rank

57th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Bhutan
Ghana

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 9.3% against 8.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 57th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	53.2%	48.6%	4.6%	Bhutan
2000s	35.5%	35.3%	0.2%	Bhutan
2010s	10.3%	12.5%	2.1%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Bhutan or Ghana?: Bhutan, at 9.3% against 8.6% in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Bhutan and Ghana?: 0.7%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ghana?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Bhutan ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 57th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/