Cameroon vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Cameroon
64.8%
in 2023
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
30.4%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
19th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 64.8% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 34.4%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.1 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 19th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 184 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.5% | 34.4% | 19.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 31.1% | 32.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Cameroon or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Cameroon, at 64.8% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Cameroon and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 34.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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
February 2026 Data Release