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

Ghana: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 391,572 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
391,572 number
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
25th
of 138 countries
All-time high
804,025 number
in 2003
All-time low
391,572 number
in 2019
Years of data
17
1999–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1999200920191999: 685.3k number2000: 687.4k number2001: 740.8k number2002: 717.9k number2003: 804.0k number2005: 680.7k number2006: 588.9k number2007: 508.4k number2008: 501.9k number2009: 540.9k number2013: 413.2k number2014: 513.0k number2015: 425.0k number2016: 460.7k number2017: 468.5k number2018: 463.9k number2019: 391.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Ghana stood at 391,572 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Ghana peaked at 804,025 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 391,572 number, in 2019.

Ghana ranks 25th of 138 countries on this measure, 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, male in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 685,270 number
2000 687,442 number +0.3%
2001 740,834 number +7.8%
2002 717,874 number -3.1%
2003 804,025 number +12.0%
2005 680,694 number -15.3%
2006 588,912 number -13.5%
2007 508,426 number -13.7%
2008 501,893 number -1.3%
2009 540,886 number +7.8%
2013 413,218 number -23.6%
2014 512,988 number +24.1%
2015 424,967 number -17.2%
2016 460,721 number +8.4%
2017 468,490 number +1.7%
2018 463,907 number -1.0%
2019 391,572 number -15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 685,270 number 685,270 number 685,270 number 1
2000s 641,221 number 501,893 number 804,025 number 9
2010s 447,980 number 391,572 number 512,988 number 7

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 22 Malaysia 467,159 number compare
  2. 23 Guinea 452,942 number compare
  3. 24 Malawi 432,099 number compare
  4. 26 Cambodia 372,528 number compare
  5. 27 Burundi 366,304 number compare
  6. 28 Morocco 303,885 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, male in Ghana?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Ghana was 391,572 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 804,025 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 391,572 number in 2019.
How does Ghana rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Ghana ranks 25th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/