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Ghana Highest Youth Unemployment

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Creator: World Bank
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16.42% in 2000

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

The highest youth unemployment in Ghana was 16.42% in 2000. The top 5 years were: 2000 (16.42%), 1999 (15.87%), 2001 (15.38%), 2002 (14.26%), 2015 (14.24%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Ghana Top 5 Highest Youth Unemployment Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2000	16.42%
2nd	1999	15.87%
3rd	2001	15.38%
4th	2002	14.26%
5th	2015	14.24%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2000	16.42%	+0.55pp	106th
2001	15.38%	−1.05pp	98th
1999	15.87%	+2.97pp	104th
2015	14.24%	+4.93pp	92nd
2002	14.26%	−1.12pp	90th
2003	13.05%	−1.21pp	82nd
1998	12.90%	+0.88pp	85th
2010	11.06%	+0.25pp	74th
2004	11.85%	−1.20pp	76th
1997	12.01%	+0.87pp	79th
2016	10.62%	−3.62pp	69th
2009	10.81%	+0.55pp	66th
2005	10.67%	−1.18pp	69th
1996	11.15%	+0.94pp	72nd
2014	9.31%	+4.59pp	57th
2008	10.26%	+0.27pp	76th
2007	10.00%	+0.50pp	70th
1995	10.21%	+0.90pp	70th
2011	8.81%	−2.25pp	52nd
2006	9.49%	−1.18pp	59th
1994	9.31%	+1.00pp	65th
1993	8.31%	+0.82pp	62nd
1992	7.49%	+1.93pp	66th
2025	5.83%	+0.48pp	31st
2021	5.99%	−0.33pp	26th
2020	6.32%	+0.44pp	26th
2017	6.38%	−4.24pp	30th
2012	6.66%	−2.14pp	32nd
2024	5.35%	−0.00pp	28th
2023	5.35%	−0.05pp	29th
2022	5.40%	−0.58pp	26th
2019	5.88%	−0.23pp	32nd
2018	6.11%	−0.27pp	30th
2013	4.72%	−1.95pp	22nd
1991	5.56%	–	57th

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