Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 44.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 44.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon peaked at 46.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 26.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.4% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 40.2% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Madagascar 47.9% compare
- 13 Mozambique 47.6% compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 46.8% compare
- 16 Libya 44.3% compare
- 17 Tokelau 44.0% compare
- 18 Guinea 43.9% 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon was 44.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release