Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana

Ghana: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 254,137 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
254,137 number
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
32nd
of 143 countries
All-time high
600,669 number
in 2003
All-time low
254,137 number
in 2019
Years of data
17
1999–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920191999: 524.4k number2000: 533.8k number2001: 550.7k number2002: 558.4k number2003: 600.7k number2005: 595.4k number2006: 537.9k number2007: 430.4k number2008: 437.2k number2009: 453.4k number2013: 317.1k number2014: 388.1k number2015: 344.6k number2016: 332.3k number2017: 334.2k number2018: 287.3k number2019: 254.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana is 254,137 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana peaked at 600,669 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 254,137 number, in 2019.

Ghana ranks 32nd of 143 countries on this measure, 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, female in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 524,428 number
2000 533,828 number +1.8%
2001 550,672 number +3.2%
2002 558,420 number +1.4%
2003 600,669 number +7.6%
2005 595,414 number -0.9%
2006 537,925 number -9.7%
2007 430,379 number -20.0%
2008 437,246 number +1.6%
2009 453,397 number +3.7%
2013 317,140 number -30.1%
2014 388,088 number +22.4%
2015 344,585 number -11.2%
2016 332,304 number -3.6%
2017 334,167 number +0.6%
2018 287,349 number -14.0%
2019 254,137 number -11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 524,428 number 524,428 number 524,428 number 1
2000s 521,994 number 430,379 number 600,669 number 9
2010s 322,539 number 254,137 number 388,088 number 7

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 29 Guinea 273,702 number compare
  2. 30 Morocco 261,632 number compare
  3. 31 Malaysia 255,779 number compare
  4. 33 United States of America 213,231 number compare
  5. 34 Burundi 211,957 number compare
  6. 35 Germany 189,593 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana was 254,137 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 600,669 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 254,137 number in 2019.
How does Ghana rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Ghana ranks 32nd out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.