Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ghana
Ghana: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 25.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 25.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ghana peaked at 25.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2010.
That places Ghana 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.0% | — |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +37.6% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 25.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 25.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +37.6% | 18.4% | 25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 18.4% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.9% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 18.4% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 28 Guinea 25.3% compare
- 29 Libya 25.3% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 25.2% compare
- 32 Tunisia 24.6% compare
- 33 Mauritania 24.6% compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 24.5% 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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ghana?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ghana was 25.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).