Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Ghana

Ghana: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 333,248 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
333,248 number
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
26th
of 138 countries
All-time high
868,110 number
in 2003
All-time low
333,248 number
in 2019
Years of data
17
1999–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Ghana, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1999200920191999: 804.7k number2000: 808.5k number2001: 837.8k number2002: 823.2k number2003: 868.1k number2005: 787.8k number2006: 676.7k number2007: 598.1k number2008: 592.0k number2009: 615.5k number2013: 449.4k number2014: 523.9k number2015: 433.5k number2016: 441.8k number2017: 441.7k number2018: 423.9k number2019: 333.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Ghana stood at 333,248 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Ghana peaked at 868,110 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 333,248 number, in 2019.

That places Ghana 26th out of 138 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, female in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 804,687 number
2000 808,544 number +0.5%
2001 837,822 number +3.6%
2002 823,172 number -1.7%
2003 868,110 number +5.5%
2005 787,847 number -9.2%
2006 676,715 number -14.1%
2007 598,060 number -11.6%
2008 592,043 number -1.0%
2009 615,545 number +4.0%
2013 449,450 number -27.0%
2014 523,896 number +16.6%
2015 433,549 number -17.2%
2016 441,799 number +1.9%
2017 441,704 number -0.0%
2018 423,877 number -4.0%
2019 333,248 number -21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 804,687 number 804,687 number 804,687 number 1
2000s 734,206 number 592,043 number 868,110 number 9
2010s 435,360 number 333,248 number 523,896 number 7

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 23 South Africa 411,263 number compare
  2. 24 Morocco 362,544 number compare
  3. 25 Malaysia 344,140 number compare
  4. 27 Burundi 330,456 number compare
  5. 28 Zimbabwe 320,425 number compare
  6. 29 Philippines 308,748 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Ghana?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Ghana was 333,248 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 868,110 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 333,248 number in 2019.
How does Ghana rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Ghana ranks 26th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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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/