Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Cameroon
47.2%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
25.2%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Cameroon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 47.2% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 22.0%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 138 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 75.9% 58.4% 17.6% Cameroon
2010s 49.0% 27.8% 21.2% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Cameroon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Cameroon, at 47.2% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
22.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Cameroon ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/