Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 418,221 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 418,221 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ghana peaked at 1.37 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 418,221 number, in 2019.
That places Ghana 27th out of 136 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.29 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.18 million number | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 1.33 million number | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million number | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.37 million number | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million number | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million number | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 906,925 number | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 806,408 number | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 841,040 number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 525,393 number | -37.5% |
| 2018 | 548,701 number | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 418,221 number | -23.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 418,221 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,268 number, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 418,221 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.29 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 806,408 number | 1.37 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 497,438 number | 418,221 number | 548,701 number | 3 |
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ghana?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ghana was 418,221 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 418,221 number in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/