Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon

Cameroon: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 418,254 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
418,254 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 143 countries
All-time high
431,643 number
in 2012
All-time low
176,000 number
in 1971
Years of data
5
1971–2015

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1971199320151971: 176.0k number1972: 178.4k number2012: 431.6k number2014: 421.4k number2015: 418.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon stood at 418,254 number.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon peaked at 431,643 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 176,000 number, in 1971.

Cameroon ranks 19th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2015.
Year number Change
1971 176,000 number
1972 178,391 number +1.4%
2012 431,643 number +142.0%
2014 421,412 number -2.4%
2015 418,254 number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 177,196 number 176,000 number 178,391 number 2
2010s 423,770 number 418,254 number 431,643 number 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 16 Chad 442,563 number compare
  2. 17 Mozambique 442,290 number compare
  3. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 441,062 number compare
  4. 20 Burkina Faso 415,222 number compare
  5. 21 Syrian Arab Republic 413,983 number compare
  6. 22 Myanmar 396,961 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cameroon was 418,254 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 431,643 number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 176,000 number in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Cameroon ranks 19th out of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.