NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana
Ghana: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 29.46 in 2024. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 29.46 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
That places Ghana 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.6 | — |
| 2021 | 25.54 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 36.16 | +41.6% |
| 2023 | 30.18 | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 29.46 | -2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 29.46 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.79, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 1 |
| 2020s | 30.33 | 25.54 | 36.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana was 29.46 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.54 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.