Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 33.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon stood at 33.1%.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon peaked at 46.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 14th 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45.3% | — |
| 1972 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 46.9% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 32.9% | -29.8% |
| 1975 | 42.5% | +29.1% |
| 1976 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 42.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +5.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 33.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 33.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +29.1% | 32.9% | 42.5% |
| 1974 | -29.8% | 46.9% | 32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.8% | 32.9% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 31.3% | 33.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 Mozambique 39.1% compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 37.1% compare
- 13 Burundi 36.2% compare
- 15 Eritrea 32.0% compare
- 16 Mauritania 30.8% compare
- 17 Pakistan 30.7% 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, male in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cameroon was 33.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Cameroon ranks 14th 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.