What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

67.06 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Cameroon

1.53 million number

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

68.59 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

13th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

11th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 68.59 million number against 1.53 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 67.06 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 44.7 times Cameroon's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 142 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	644,129 number	27.10 million number	26.46 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	1.54 million number	60.74 million number	59.19 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Cameroon or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 68.59 million number against 1.53 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 67.06 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Cameroon ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/