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
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 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, 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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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/