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

Cameroon: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 695,517 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
695,517 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 138 countries
All-time high
713,770 number
in 2012
All-time low
283,350 number
in 1971
Years of data
5
1971–2015

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1971199320151971: 283.4k number1972: 287.2k number2012: 713.8k number2014: 696.0k number2015: 695.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Cameroon stood at 695,517 number.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Cameroon peaked at 713,770 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 283,350 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, male in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2015.
Year number Change
1971 283,350 number
1972 287,197 number +1.4%
2012 713,770 number +148.5%
2014 695,959 number -2.5%
2015 695,517 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 285,274 number 283,350 number 287,197 number 2
2010s 701,749 number 695,517 number 713,770 number 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 9 Chad 801,232 number compare
  2. 10 Mozambique 771,999 number compare
  3. 11 Mali 770,899 number compare
  4. 13 Egypt 690,086 number
  5. 14 Yemen 639,077 number compare
  6. 15 Türkiye 618,155 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Cameroon?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Cameroon was 695,517 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 713,770 number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 283,350 number in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/