Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 32.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 32.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana peaked at 71.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 61st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.7% | — |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -7.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 32.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 32.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 47.4% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 35.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 32.0% | 40.1% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ghana was 32.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release