The 2023 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) report has revealed that over 2 million young people in Ghana, aged 15–35, are not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

The report, released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), said females account for the majority, with 1.2 million compared to 715,691 males.

According to the report, the Greater Accra Region has the highest number of NEET youth, with 565,360, followed by the Northeast Region.

The youth NEET rate is higher in urban areas (20.6%) than in rural areas (15.0%).

It also disclosed that there has been a significant decline in the NEET rate, from 24.1% in Q3 2022 to 18.2% in Q3 2023, representing a 5.9 percentage point decrease.

The report added that while the NEET rate decreased in all regions except Greater Accra, the total number of youth NEET decreased by almost half a million (462,998) between Q3 2022 and Q3 2023.

Below is the release from the GSS: