Youth not in education employment training in Ghana
Ghana: Youth not in education employment training was 27.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
27.6
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
15th
of 115 countries
All-time high
30.37
in 2000
All-time low
14.13
in 2013
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Youth not in education employment training in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 27.6 for youth not in education employment training in 2022.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Ghana peaked at 30.37 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.13, in 2013.
That places Ghana 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth not in education employment training in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.37 | — |
| 2006 | 26.92 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 20.25 | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 14.13 | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 25.56 | +80.9% |
| 2017 | 23 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 22.74 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.6 | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.65 | 26.92 | 30.37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.73 | 14.13 | 25.56 | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.17 | 22.74 | 27.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Ghana?
- Youth not in education employment training in Ghana was 27.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.37 in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.13 in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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