Ghana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Ghana
516,715 number
in 2019
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
6.32 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
30th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th

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

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 6.32 million number against 516,715 number in Ghana, a difference of 5.80 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.2 times Ghana's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 147 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 972,648 number 9.15 million number 8.18 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 971,376 number 8.74 million number 7.76 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 651,742 number 6.88 million number 6.23 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Ghana or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 6.32 million number against 516,715 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5.80 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.