Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 28.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana is 28.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana peaked at 68.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 47th of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.2% | — |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 44.4% | 68.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 28.0% | 46.1% | 7 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana was 28.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.