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 40.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon is 40.4%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon peaked at 65.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2015.
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 falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65.3% | — |
| 1972 | 63.8% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 53.1% | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 60.9% | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 60.3% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 60.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 59.2% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 57.9% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 57.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 40.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 3.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 40.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.6%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 | -25.8% | 57.4% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.5% | 53.1% | 65.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 39.5% | 42.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Mozambique 47.1% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 44.0% compare
- 11 Tunisia 42.6% compare
- 13 Eritrea 40.3% compare
- 14 Pakistan 39.9% compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 39.2% 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 40.4% in 2016, 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 65.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.