What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Ghana and United States of America?

62,461 number, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States of America?

7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

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 United States of America: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Ghana

516,715 number

in 2019

United States of America

454,254 number

in 2018

Ghana rank

30th

United States of America rank

33rd

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

Ghana
United States of America

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 516,715 number against 454,254 number in United States of America, a difference of 62,461 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 33rd of 147 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.13 million number	1.08 million number	42,410 number	Ghana
2010s	674,247 number	710,450 number	36,203 number	United States of America

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 United States of America?: Ghana, at 516,715 number against 454,254 number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Ghana and United States of America?: 62,461 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States of America?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Ghana and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Ghana ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 33rd 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.