Ghana vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Ghana
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 9.1% against 8.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Ghana ranks 57th and Timor-Leste ranks 55th of 137 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.4% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 1.5% | 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, Ghana or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 9.1% against 8.6% in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Ghana and Timor-Leste?
- 0.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Timor-Leste?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Ghana ranks 57th and Timor-Leste ranks 55th 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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About this data
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/