Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 243,537 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana is 243,537 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.3% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana peaked at 1.74 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 243,537 number, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 30th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.74 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.50 million number | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million number | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million number | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 million number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million number | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million number | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million number | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 896,508 number | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 902,614 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 318,908 number | -64.7% |
| 2018 | 453,358 number | +42.2% |
| 2019 | 243,537 number | -46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 million number | 1.74 million number | 1.74 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 896,508 number | 1.72 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 338,601 number | 243,537 number | 453,358 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana was 243,537 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,537 number in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/