Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 9.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ghana stood at 9.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ghana peaked at 45.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2019.
That places Ghana 57th out of 139 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.5% | — |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -46.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -28.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 72% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.6%, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 23.3% | 44.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.3% | 13.0% | 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ghana was 9.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/