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 27.61 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana stood at 27.61.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana peaked at 31.21 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.25, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 40th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.28 | — |
| 2006 | 26.92 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.29 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 23.46 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 21.98 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 20.25 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 21.44 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 22.65 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 23.73 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 27.24 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 31.21 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 27.25 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 22.99 | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 23.03 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.84 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 22.96 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.75 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.6 | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 27.4 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.45 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 27.5 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 27.55 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 27.61 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.99 | 21.98 | 27.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.26 | 20.25 | 31.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.35 | 22.75 | 27.61 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 27.79 compare
- 41 Mali 27.43 compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.39 compare
- 43 Barbados 26.38 compare
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 27.61 in 2027, 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 31.21 in 2015.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.25 in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.