Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Ghana
Ghana: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Ghana is 20.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Ghana peaked at 37.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2013.
Ghana ranks 54th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.1% | — |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +116.9% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -22.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 20.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.2%, 78% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 20.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.2% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 17.1% | 37.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 20.4% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Ghana?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Ghana was 20.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Ghana ranks 54th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).