Which has higher adolescents out of school, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 51.3% against 47.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.

What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?

4.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?

11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Adolescents out of school

Cameroon

47.1%

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

51.3%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

13th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

11th

Adolescents out of school over time

Cameroon
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 51.3% against 47.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 11th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	52.5%	42.4%	10.2%	Cameroon
2010s	36.3%	10.7%	25.6%	Cameroon
2020s	47.3%	51.6%	4.3%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 51.3% against 47.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 4.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for adolescents out of school?: Cameroon ranks 13th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
Unit: % of lower secondary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 3,292 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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