Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 71.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cameroon stood at 71.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cameroon peaked at 71.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 10th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 71.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 49.1% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.2% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 56.4% | 71.9% | 6 |
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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cameroon was 71.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 youth of upper 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