Cameroon vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cameroon
36.7%
in 2016
Syria
38.1%
in 2013
Cameroon rank
13th
Syria rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cameroon
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 38.1% against 36.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 13th and Syria ranks 11th of 150 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.5% | 41.3% | 11.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 5.7% | 32.3% | 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 Syria?
- Syria, at 38.1% against 36.7% in Cameroon as of 2013.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cameroon and Syria?
- 1.4%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
- How do Cameroon and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cameroon ranks 13th and Syria ranks 11th of 150 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
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.