Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 208,105 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 208,105 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 541,619 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 174,586 number, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 28th of 150 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 517,309 number | — |
| 2000 | 505,069 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 541,619 number | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 493,856 number | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 514,754 number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 343,243 number | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 269,048 number | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 337,008 number | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 309,191 number | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 322,674 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 219,617 number | -31.9% |
| 2014 | 272,067 number | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 174,586 number | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 219,240 number | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 228,204 number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 299,372 number | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 208,105 number | -30.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 208,105 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,401 number, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 208,105 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,105 number, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 517,309 number | 517,309 number | 517,309 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 404,051 number | 269,048 number | 541,619 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 231,599 number | 174,586 number | 299,372 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Ghana was 208,105 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 541,619 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,586 number in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.