Cameroon vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cameroon
41.8%
in 2025
Senegal
38.8%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
20th
Senegal rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 41.8% against 38.8% in Senegal, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 52.9% | 21.7% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 38.3% | 13.2% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.6% | 1.0% | 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 Senegal?
- Cameroon, at 41.8% against 38.8% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 3.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 22nd 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, male (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