Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 366,247 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 366,247 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon peaked at 366,247 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100,134 number, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 12th 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 126,449 number | — |
| 1972 | 128,858 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 138,105 number | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 100,134 number | -27.5% |
| 1975 | 133,925 number | +33.7% |
| 1976 | 140,439 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 147,662 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 150,158 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 154,769 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 159,158 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 331,125 number | +108.0% |
| 2014 | 334,518 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 336,197 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 366,247 number | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135,611 number | 100,134 number | 154,769 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 159,158 number | 159,158 number | 159,158 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 342,022 number | 331,125 number | 366,247 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, male in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon was 366,247 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 366,247 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,134 number in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Cameroon ranks 12th 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.