Cameroon vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cameroon
49.0%
in 2023
Senegal
58.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
11th
Senegal rank
8th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 58.5% against 49.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Senegal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 11th and Senegal ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.6% | 42.7% | 3.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 59.2% | 10.3% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 58.5% against 49.0% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 9.5%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cameroon ranks 11th and Senegal ranks 8th of 162 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 (%). 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