Cameroon vs Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cameroon
44.5%
in 2025
Madagascar
47.9%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
15th
Madagascar rank
12th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 47.9% against 44.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 34.3% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.1% | 3.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 42.2% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 47.9% against 44.5% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 3.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release