Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 4.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ghana is 4.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ghana peaked at 37.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.
That places Ghana 65th out of 148 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.8% | — |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -23.0% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -66.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 17.0% | 36.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ghana was 4.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ghana ranks 65th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/