Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 307,850 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cameroon, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 307,850 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cameroon peaked at 307,850 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 139,489 number, in 1976.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 139,489 number | — |
| 2000 | 182,990 number | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 207,542 number | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 307,446 number | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 307,850 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139,489 number | 139,489 number | 139,489 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 195,266 number | 182,990 number | 207,542 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 307,648 number | 307,446 number | 307,850 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cameroon?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Cameroon was 307,850 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 307,850 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,489 number in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.