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More than 1.3 million young Ghanaians, aged 15-24, are not in employment, education, or training, highlighting persistent labour market pressures and widening skills gaps. The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reports that youth unemployment averaged 32.5% among 15-24-year-olds and 21.9% among 15-35-year-olds in the second and third quarters of 2025.
Greater Accra recorded the highest youth unemployment rates, while Bono East posted the lowest. The GSS emphasizes the need for targeted skills development, job creation, and regional interventions to absorb Ghana’s growing youth population.
The overall unemployment rate is 12.8% for the first three quarters of 2025, with females facing higher joblessness than males. The GSS recommends scaling up apprenticeships, graduate employment schemes, and job placement services to address the challenge.
