Euro area vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Euro area
6.2%
in 2019
Ghana
27.9%
in 2019
Euro area rank
44th
Ghana rank
47th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Euro area
  • Ghana
0204060199720082019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 27.9% against 6.2% in Euro area, a difference of 21.7%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 4.5 times Euro area's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 47th of 45 groups.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 13.9% 61.2% 47.2% Ghana
2000s 9.6% 53.0% 43.4% Ghana
2010s 6.7% 36.9% 30.1% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Euro area or Ghana?
Ghana, at 27.9% against 6.2% in Euro area as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Euro area and Ghana?
21.7%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ghana?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Euro area and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Euro area ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 47th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.