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

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 OECD members: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Ghana

516,715 number

in 2019

OECD members

5.64 million number

in 2019

Ghana rank

30th

OECD members rank

32nd

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

Ghana
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 5.64 million number against 516,715 number in Ghana, a difference of 5.13 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 10.9 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	972,648 number	12.81 million number	11.84 million number	OECD members
2000s	971,376 number	10.45 million number	9.48 million number	OECD members
2010s	651,742 number	6.16 million number	5.51 million number	OECD members

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 OECD members?: OECD members, at 5.64 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 OECD members?: 5.13 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and OECD members?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Ghana ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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: 04 September 2026

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