Cameroon vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cameroon
47.1%
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
15.5%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
14th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cameroon
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 47.1% against 15.5% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 31.6%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 3.0 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 14th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.0% | 17.9% | 17.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 16.4% | 30.9% | 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Cameroon, at 47.1% against 15.5% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cameroon and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 31.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cameroon ranks 14th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 183 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 (%). 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