Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ghana stood at 7.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ghana peaked at 13.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2021.
That places Ghana 36th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +74.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +179.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -55.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +48.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 4.8% | 13.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ghana?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ghana was 7.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).