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 19.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana stood at 19.0%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ghana peaked at 51.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 44th of 142 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.0% | — |
| 2000 | 49.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 30.1% | 51.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 19.0% | 29.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
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- 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 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 19.0% 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 51.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 142 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 39.0%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of 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/