Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 808,212 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon is 808,212 number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 808,212 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 260,771 number, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 307,981 number | — |
| 1972 | 310,646 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 326,876 number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 260,771 number | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 325,010 number | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 336,433 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 349,499 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 356,187 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 363,591 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 373,668 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 746,525 number | +99.8% |
| 2014 | 752,416 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 755,290 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 808,212 number | +7.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 808,212 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,401 number, 13.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 808,212 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,105 number, 3.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +99.8% | 373,668 number | 746,525 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 326,333 number | 260,771 number | 363,591 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 373,668 number | 373,668 number | 373,668 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 765,611 number | 746,525 number | 808,212 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Cameroon was 808,212 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 808,212 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,771 number in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.