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 24.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana is 24.18, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana peaked at 30.89 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.46, in 2013.
Ghana ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.46 | — |
| 2000 | 28 | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 25.51 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 19.74 | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 14.46 | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 30.89 | +113.7% |
| 2017 | 22.33 | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 25.12 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 27.88 | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 21.96 | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 24.18 | +10.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 24.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.67, 98% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 24.18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.18, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.46 | 20.46 | 20.46 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.76 | 25.51 | 28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.85 | 14.46 | 30.89 | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.78 | 21.96 | 27.88 | 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)
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- 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 24.18 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 30.89 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 14.46 in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 113 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 up 67.3%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.