Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana stood at 13.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana peaked at 47.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2022.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 22.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 15.6% | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana was 13.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release