Cameroon vs Senegal: Adolescents out of school, female

Cameroon
49.0%
in 2023
Senegal
58.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
10th
Senegal rank
7th

Adolescents out of school, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Senegal
0204060197119972024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 58.5% against 49.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Senegal ahead.

Cameroon ranks 10th and Senegal ranks 7th of 160 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Senegal Difference Ahead
2010s 39.6% 42.7% 3.1% Senegal
2020s 48.8% 59.2% 10.3% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, female, Cameroon or Senegal?
Senegal, at 58.5% against 49.0% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school, female between Cameroon and Senegal?
9.5%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for adolescents out of school, female?
Cameroon ranks 10th and Senegal ranks 7th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
Unit
% of female lower secondary school age
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,633 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.