Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 724,820 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ghana stood at 724,820 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ghana peaked at 1.67 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 724,820 number, in 2019.
That places Ghana 27th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.49 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.50 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million number | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.47 million number | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million number | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 862,668 number | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million number | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 858,516 number | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 902,520 number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 910,194 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 887,784 number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 724,820 number | -18.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 724,820 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 264,922 number, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 724,820 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 724,820 number, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.49 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.67 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 883,340 number | 724,820 number | 1.04 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ghana?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Ghana was 724,820 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 724,820 number in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/