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 155,643 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
Ghana recorded 155,643 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.1% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana peaked at 846,429 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 155,643 number, in 2019.
That places Ghana 30th out of 148 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 842,079 number | — |
| 2000 | 719,963 number | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 846,429 number | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 767,156 number | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 812,054 number | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 650,044 number | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 617,949 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 567,826 number | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 458,909 number | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 460,680 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 177,570 number | -61.5% |
| 2018 | 247,638 number | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 155,643 number | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 842,079 number | 842,079 number | 842,079 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 655,668 number | 458,909 number | 846,429 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 193,617 number | 155,643 number | 247,638 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 155,643 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 846,429 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,643 number in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 148 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 66.2%. 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, male (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/