Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 31.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cameroon, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cameroon stood at 31.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cameroon peaked at 31.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.3% | — |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 31.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 31.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 21.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.4% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 46 El Salvador 32.2% compare
- 47 Venezuela 32.0% compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 31.3% compare
- 50 Papua New Guinea 31.2% compare
- 51 Palestine 31.0% compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 31.0% compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5736 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.588 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1629 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,415 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,113 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 43,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 88,876 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cameroon?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cameroon was 31.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).