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

Ghana: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 262,578 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
262,578 number
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
28th
of 142 countries
All-time high
556,712 number
in 2003
All-time low
262,578 number
in 2019
Years of data
17
1999–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920191999: 448.2k number2000: 457.1k number2001: 486.4k number2002: 488.8k number2003: 556.7k number2005: 529.9k number2006: 458.7k number2007: 339.1k number2008: 347.5k number2009: 380.4k number2013: 325.9k number2014: 376.7k number2015: 339.3k number2016: 351.0k number2017: 347.8k number2018: 301.1k number2019: 262.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana stood at 262,578 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana peaked at 556,712 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 262,578 number, in 2019.

Ghana ranks 28th of 142 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, male in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 448,220 number
2000 457,089 number +2.0%
2001 486,365 number +6.4%
2002 488,770 number +0.5%
2003 556,712 number +13.9%
2005 529,884 number -4.8%
2006 458,654 number -13.4%
2007 339,099 number -26.1%
2008 347,499 number +2.5%
2009 380,360 number +9.5%
2013 325,911 number -14.3%
2014 376,729 number +15.6%
2015 339,345 number -9.9%
2016 350,976 number +3.4%
2017 347,823 number -0.9%
2018 301,063 number -13.4%
2019 262,578 number -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 448,220 number 448,220 number 448,220 number 1
2000s 449,381 number 339,099 number 556,712 number 9
2010s 329,204 number 262,578 number 376,729 number 7

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 25 South Africa 314,479 number compare
  2. 26 Thailand 307,871 number compare
  3. 27 Zimbabwe 265,610 number compare
  4. 29 Cambodia 262,452 number compare
  5. 30 Malawi 257,028 number compare
  6. 31 Philippines 253,029 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana was 262,578 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 556,712 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 262,578 number in 2019.
How does Ghana rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Ghana ranks 28th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.