Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Ghana
Ghana: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 27.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 27.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Ghana peaked at 31.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2010.
That places Ghana 40th 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, total (% of) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.3% | — |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 27.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 27.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 22.0% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 20.2% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 22.7% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 37 Timor-Leste 29.0% compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.2% compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 27.7% compare
- 41 Mali 27.2% compare
- 42 Barbados 26.2% compare
- 43 Rwanda 26.0% 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, total (% of) in Ghana?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Ghana was 27.5% 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, total (% of) 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 (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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, total (% of 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).