Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Ghana
Ghana: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 18.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ghana peaked at 31.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2013.
That places Ghana 51st out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 … total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.3% | — |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +120.9% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -23.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 79% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.0%, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.9% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 14.1% | 31.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 18.2% | 27.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ghana?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ghana was 18.2% 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, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. 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, total (% of 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).