Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 74.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
74.4%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
74.4%
in 2025
All-time low
53.0%
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 74.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon peaked at 74.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.4% | — |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 74.4% | +3.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 74.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 74.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 53.2% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 53.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 60.5% | 74.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 78.7% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 77.0% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 76.5% compare
- 10 Uganda 73.4% compare
- 11 Ethiopia 73.1% compare
- 12 Guinea 72.5% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon was 74.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release