Cameroon vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Cameroon
69.5%
in 2025
Malawi
68.3%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
12th
Malawi rank
13th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 69.5% against 68.3% in Malawi, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 63.3% | 9.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 53.1% | 8.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 65.2% | 3.4% | Malawi |
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, male, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 69.5% against 68.3% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 1.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Cameroon ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 13th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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