Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in Cameroon stood at 69.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cameroon peaked at 69.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.6% | — |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 67.8% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 69.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 69.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 45.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 52.2% | 69.5% | 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, male in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cameroon was 69.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release