Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 437,328 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Cameroon, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Cameroon stood at 437,328 number.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Cameroon peaked at 492,641 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 279,271 number, in 1976.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 279,271 number | — |
| 2000 | 346,023 number | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 438,303 number | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 492,641 number | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 437,328 number | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 279,271 number | 279,271 number | 279,271 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 392,163 number | 346,023 number | 438,303 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 464,984 number | 437,328 number | 492,641 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Cameroon?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Cameroon was 437,328 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 492,641 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 279,271 number in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.