Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 79,111 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ghana is 79,111 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 42.1% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ghana peaked at 287,150 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79,111 number, in 2019.
That places Ghana 35th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 280,259 number | — |
| 2000 | 274,716 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 287,150 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 264,752 number | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 267,441 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 192,433 number | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 138,790 number | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 167,681 number | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 154,797 number | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 162,148 number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 132,310 number | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 135,808 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 88,964 number | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 109,495 number | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 107,537 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 136,528 number | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 79,111 number | -42.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 280,259 number | 280,259 number | 280,259 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 212,212 number | 138,790 number | 287,150 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 112,822 number | 79,111 number | 136,528 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, female in Ghana?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Ghana was 79,111 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 287,150 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,111 number in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.