Ecuador vs Ghana: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Ecuador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 18.2% against 17.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ecuador ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 51st of 126 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 28.6% | 9.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 22.1% | 4.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 22.9% | 4.5% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Ecuador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 18.2% against 17.7% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Ecuador and Ghana?
- 0.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 51st of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).