Cameroon vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Cameroon
33.1%
in 2016
Syria
37.1%
in 2013
Cameroon rank
14th
Syria rank
12th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 37.1% against 33.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 14th and Syria ranks 12th of 134 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 43.8% 22.7% 21.2% Cameroon
2010s 33.6% 4.6% 29.0% 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, male, Cameroon or Syria?
Syria, at 37.1% against 33.1% in Cameroon as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Cameroon and Syria?
4.0%, 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, male?
Cameroon ranks 14th and Syria ranks 12th of 134 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.