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

12 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Belize

9.9%

in 2019

Ghana

9.3%

in 2019

Belize rank

54th

Ghana rank

57th

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

Belize
Ghana

How they compare

Belize currently reports 9.9% against 9.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Belize ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 57th of 139 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	12.7%	45.5%	32.7%	Ghana
2000s	11.6%	33.6%	22.0%	Ghana
2010s	9.9%	11.7%	1.7%	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, Belize or Ghana?: Belize, at 9.9% against 9.3% in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Belize and Ghana?: 0.6%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ghana?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Belize and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Belize ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 57th of 139 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, 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,144 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/