Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female, Cameroon or Early-demographic dividend?

Cameroon, at 58.7% against 54.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend?

5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Early-demographic dividend: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

Cameroon

58.7%

in 2018

Early-demographic dividend

54.7%

in 2019

Cameroon rank

17th

Early-demographic dividend rank

19th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female over time

Cameroon
Early-demographic dividend

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 58.7% against 54.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 86 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Early-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66.7%	61.9%	4.7%	Cameroon
2000s	66.6%	60.9%	5.7%	Cameroon
2010s	60.1%	57.5%	2.6%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female, Cameroon or Early-demographic dividend?: Cameroon, at 58.7% against 54.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female between Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend?: 4.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?: Cameroon ranks 17th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.