Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana

Ghana: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.1%
World rank
96th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.0250.050.0750.11991200320161991: 0.006 % of total youth labor force1998: 0.053 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.109 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.046 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.061 % of total youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 96th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1991 0.0%
1998 0.1% +760.5%
2005 0.1% +106.7%
2012 0.0% -57.8%
2016 0.1% +33.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% compare
  2. 94 Nigeria 0.1% compare
  3. 95 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  4. 97 Thailand 0.1% compare
  5. 98 Uganda 0.1% compare
  6. 99 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Ghana ranks 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana. Statizoid. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-unemployment-rate-aged-15-24-total-percent-of-total-youth-labor-force/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-unemployment-rate-aged-15-24-total-percent-of-total-youth-labor-force/ghana/">Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed