NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana
Ghana: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,940 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana stood at 1,940. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana peaked at 1,940 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 1,042, in 2010.
That places Ghana 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,278 | — |
| 2006 | 1,293 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,242 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,173 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,116 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,042 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,116 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1,192 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 1,264 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1,471 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 1,712 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 1,522 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 1,308 | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 1,335 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,350 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,388 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,408 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,750 | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 1,776 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,817 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 1,857 | +2.2% |
| 2026 | 1,898 | +2.2% |
| 2027 | 1,940 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,220 | 1,116 | 1,293 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,331 | 1,042 | 1,712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,729 | 1,388 | 1,940 | 8 |
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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 1,940 in 2027, 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 1,940 in 2027.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,042 in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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: 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. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.