The
Ghana
Statistical
Service
(GSS)
has
released
the
2023
Annual
Household
Income
and
Expenditure
Survey
(AHIES)
report,
which
reveals
that
over
2
million
young
people
in
Ghana,
aged
15-35,
are
not
in
education,
employment,
or
training
(NEET).
The
survey
shows
that
females
account
for
the
majority,
with
1.2
million,
compared
to
715,691
males.
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%).
However,
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.
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.
The
2024
World
Youth
Skills
Day,
with
the
theme,
“Youth
Skills
for
Peace
and
Development”
highlighted
the
need
for
targeted
interventions
to
address
the
disparities
in
education,
employment,
and
training
opportunities
for
young
people
in
Ghana.
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