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 15.5% 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
Ghana recorded 15.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ghana peaked at 43.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2022.
Ghana ranks 62nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 20.6% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 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 15.5% 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 43.3% 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 13.3% 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 6.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release