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

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ghana vs Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Ghana

3.9%

in 2019

Kuwait

3.6%

in 2015

Ghana rank

70th

Kuwait rank

73rd

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

Ghana
Kuwait

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3.9% against 3.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 70th and Kuwait ranks 73rd of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	39.8%	7.0%	32.8%	Ghana
2000s	31.8%	5.5%	26.3%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Ghana or Kuwait?: Ghana, at 3.9% against 3.6% in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Ghana and Kuwait?: 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kuwait?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Ghana and Kuwait rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Ghana ranks 70th and Kuwait ranks 73rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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