Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Ghana
Ghana: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 35.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 138 countries
All-time high
35.2%
in 2025
All-time low
34.6%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Ghana, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 35.2% for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Ghana peaked at 35.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 19th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.6% | — |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 35.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 35.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.6% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.9% | 35.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Ghana?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Ghana was 35.2% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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