Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Cameroon

Cameroon: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 837,347 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
837,347 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 138 countries
All-time high
847,043 number
in 2012
All-time low
357,532 number
in 1971
Years of data
5
1971–2015

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Cameroon, 1971–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1971199320151971: 357.5k number1972: 360.2k number2012: 847.0k number2014: 839.3k number2015: 837.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Cameroon stood at 837,347 number.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Cameroon peaked at 847,043 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 357,532 number, in 1971.

That places Cameroon 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2015.
Year number Change
1971 357,532 number
1972 360,179 number +0.7%
2012 847,043 number +135.2%
2014 839,310 number -0.9%
2015 837,347 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 358,856 number 357,532 number 360,179 number 2
2010s 841,233 number 837,347 number 847,043 number 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 9 Iraq 871,623 number compare
  2. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 844,042 number compare
  3. 11 Mali 840,981 number compare
  4. 13 Burkina Faso 836,566 number compare
  5. 14 Myanmar 796,048 number compare
  6. 15 Kenya 688,252 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Cameroon?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Cameroon was 837,347 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 847,043 number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 357,532 number in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Cameroon ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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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/