How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?

6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1980.

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 Iraq: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Cameroon

1.00 million number

in 2016

Iraq

873,692 number

in 2007

Cameroon rank

13th

Iraq rank

16th

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

Cameroon
Iraq

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.00 million number against 873,692 number in Iraq, a difference of 126,648 number.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iraq ahead.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Iraq ranks 16th of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	751,245 number	859,561 number	108,316 number	Iraq
1980s	802,034 number	460,813 number	341,221 number	Cameroon

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 Iraq?: Cameroon, at 1.00 million number against 873,692 number in Iraq as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cameroon and Iraq?: 126,648 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1980.
How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cameroon ranks 13th and Iraq ranks 16th 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/