Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 27.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 27.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana peaked at 61.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2019.
That places Ghana 53rd out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.4% | — |
| 2000 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 33.5% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 27.7% | 42.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 50 Mongolia 28.8% compare
- 51 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.6% compare
- 52 Mexico 27.9% compare
- 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.6% compare
- 55 Timor-Leste 26.7% compare
- 56 Kenya 26.2% compare
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, male in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana was 27.7% 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, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Ghana ranks 53rd out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.