Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Ghana or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 6.57 million number against 516,715 number in Ghana as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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.

Ghana vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Ghana

516,715 number

in 2019

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

6.57 million number

in 2019

Ghana rank

30th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank

27th

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

Ghana
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 6.57 million number against 516,715 number in Ghana, a difference of 6.05 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.7 times Ghana's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 147 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	972,648 number	9.13 million number	8.16 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s	971,376 number	8.64 million number	7.67 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s	651,742 number	6.91 million number	6.26 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 6.57 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 6.05 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Ghana ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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: 18 September 2026

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