Cameroon vs Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cameroon
47.2%
in 2025
Madagascar
46.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
14th
Madagascar rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 47.2% against 46.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 35.5% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 25.8% | 7.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 40.8% | 6.3% | 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 Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 47.2% against 46.1% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 1.1%, with Cameroon 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 14th and Madagascar ranks 15th 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, female (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