Ghana vs Malawi: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Ghana
516,715 number
in 2019
Malawi
571,338 number
in 2019
Ghana rank
30th
Malawi rank
28th

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

  • Ghana
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 571,338 number against 516,715 number in Ghana, a difference of 54,623 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 28th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 972,648 number 349,599 number 623,049 number Ghana
2000s 926,175 number 435,457 number 490,718 number Ghana
2010s 646,701 number 478,819 number 167,882 number Ghana

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 Malawi?
Malawi, at 571,338 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 Malawi?
54,623 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 28th 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.