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

Ghana
9.3%
in 2019
Morocco
9.1%
in 2019
Ghana rank
57th
Morocco rank
59th

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

  • Ghana
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 9.3% against 9.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 57th and Morocco ranks 59th of 139 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Morocco Difference Ahead
2000s 29.4% 25.5% 3.9% Ghana
2010s 11.7% 9.9% 1.8% 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 Morocco?
Ghana, at 9.3% against 9.1% in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Ghana and Morocco?
0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Morocco?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Morocco rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Ghana ranks 57th and Morocco ranks 59th 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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About this data

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

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/