Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 516,715 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana stood at 516,715 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 1.16 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 516,715 number, in 2019.
That places Ghana 30th out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 972,648 number | — |
| 2000 | 990,917 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million number | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 996,579 number | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 769,478 number | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 784,745 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 833,757 number | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 643,051 number | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 764,817 number | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 683,930 number | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 683,280 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 681,990 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 588,412 number | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 516,715 number | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 972,648 number | 972,648 number | 972,648 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 971,376 number | 769,478 number | 1.16 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 651,742 number | 516,715 number | 764,817 number | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana was 516,715 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 516,715 number in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.