Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana is 30.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana peaked at 64.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 71st 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.2% | — |
| 2001 | 61.2% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 30.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 30.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 39.0% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 32.9% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 30.3% | 36.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 68 Botswana 32.1% compare
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 30.9% compare
- 70 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 30.4% compare
- 72 British Virgin Islands 29.4% compare
- 73 Tunisia 29.1% compare
- 74 Bahamas 28.4% compare
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, male in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ghana was 30.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 youth of upper 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