Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana

Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8887 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8887 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
73rd
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 2008
All-time low
0.8887 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
17
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511.21999200920191999: 1.2 GPIA2000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 1.2 GPIA2002: 1.2 GPIA2003: 1.1 GPIA2005: 1.2 GPIA2006: 1.2 GPIA2007: 1.2 GPIA2008: 1.2 GPIA2009: 1.2 GPIA2013: 1.1 GPIA2014: 1.1 GPIA2015: 1.1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 0.985 GPIA2018: 0.954 GPIA2019: 0.889 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.8887 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8887 GPIA, in 2019.

Ghana ranks 73rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1999 1.18 GPIA
2000 1.18 GPIA +0.2%
2001 1.15 GPIA -2.7%
2002 1.16 GPIA +1.1%
2003 1.11 GPIA -4.4%
2005 1.17 GPIA +5.5%
2006 1.17 GPIA -0.5%
2007 1.19 GPIA +1.6%
2008 1.19 GPIA +0.2%
2009 1.16 GPIA -2.5%
2013 1.12 GPIA -3.4%
2014 1.06 GPIA -5.1%
2015 1.06 GPIA -0.1%
2016 1 GPIA -5.6%
2017 0.9849 GPIA -1.7%
2018 0.9544 GPIA -3.1%
2019 0.8887 GPIA -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 GPIA 1.18 GPIA 1.18 GPIA 1
2000s 1.16 GPIA 1.11 GPIA 1.19 GPIA 9
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.8887 GPIA 1.12 GPIA 7

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 70 Jamaica 0.8945 GPIA compare
  2. 71 South Africa 0.8912 GPIA compare
  3. 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8889 GPIA compare
  4. 74 Mauritania 0.8887 GPIA compare
  5. 75 Namibia 0.8879 GPIA compare
  6. 76 Colombia 0.8813 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana was 0.8887 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8887 GPIA in 2019.
How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Ghana ranks 73rd out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,096 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/