Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 441,965 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Cameroon stood at 441,965 number. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Cameroon peaked at 441,965 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 160,637 number, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 8th out of 134 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 181,532 number | — |
| 1972 | 181,788 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 188,771 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 160,637 number | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 191,085 number | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 195,994 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 201,837 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 206,029 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 208,822 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 214,510 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 415,400 number | +93.7% |
| 2014 | 417,898 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 419,093 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 441,965 number | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 190,722 number | 160,637 number | 208,822 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 214,510 number | 214,510 number | 214,510 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 423,589 number | 415,400 number | 441,965 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 578,654 number
- 6 Chad 545,829 number compare
- 7 Mozambique 473,006 number compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 430,059 number compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 421,344 number compare
- 11 Myanmar 399,087 number compare
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, female in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Cameroon was 441,965 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 441,965 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,637 number in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 134 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.