The 2023 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) highlighted significant findings on youth aged 15 to 35 not in education, employment, or training (NEET). As of the third quarter of 2023, this group totaled 1.9 million, with females comprising 1.2 million and males 715,691.

The Greater Accra Region had the highest concentration of NEET youth, with 565,360 individuals, followed by the Ashanti Region (352,503), Central Region (155,171), Eastern Region (143,601), and Western Region (137,865).

Females had a higher NEET rate (21%) compared to males (15%), reflecting a 6-percentage-point disparity. Greater Accra had the highest NEET rate among regions (26.9%), followed by the North East Region (19.5%).

Comparing 2022 and 2023, the national youth NEET rate decreased from 24.1% to 18.2%, with Greater Accra being the only region to experience a slight increase. Overall, the number of NEET youth decreased by 462,998 during this period.

The 2024 World Youth Skills Day underscored the importance of targeted interventions to bridge the gaps in education, employment, and training opportunities for Ghana's youth, aligning with the theme "Youth Skills for Peace and Development."“Greater Accra had the highest NEET rate with a little over a quarter (26.9%) of the population 15 to 35 years not engaged in education, employment, or training. North East Region (19.5%) had the second highest rate with about one in five youth NEET,” GSS said.

“In all, the total number of youth NEET decreased by almost half a million (462,998) over the period. Between the third quarters of 2022 and 2023, the percentage of youth NEET declined in all regions except Greater Accra which experienced a marginal increase of 0.5 percentage points,” the report added.