NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana
Ghana: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,973 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,973 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.
The figure is down 74.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 4th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,624 | — |
| 2021 | 1,598 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2,242 | +40.3% |
| 2023 | 7,750 | +245.6% |
| 2024 | 1,973 | -74.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,624 | 1,624 | 1,624 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3,391 | 1,598 | 7,750 | 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: youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana was 1,973 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,750 in 2023.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,598 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). 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.