Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Ghana
Ghana: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.12 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.12
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
121st
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.16
in 2010
All-time low
2.12
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Ghana, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.12 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Ghana peaked at 2.16 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 121st of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.16 | — |
| 2011 | 2.16 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.15 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.15 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.15 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Ghana?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Ghana was 2.12 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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