Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ghana
Ghana: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 12.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
107th
of 138 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2010
All-time low
12.6%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ghana, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ghana stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ghana peaked at 12.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 107th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.9% | — |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 12.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 91% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 12.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 86% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ghana?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ghana was 12.6% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Ghana ranks 107th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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