What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

45.32 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Cameroon

1.00 million number

in 2016

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

46.32 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

13th

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank

14th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Cameroon
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 46.32 million number against 1.00 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 45.32 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 46.3 times Cameroon's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th of 149 countries.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	729,662 number	33.34 million number	32.61 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s	802,034 number	34.56 million number	33.76 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s	945,142 number	44.33 million number	43.38 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Cameroon or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 46.32 million number against 1.00 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 45.32 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cameroon ranks 13th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/