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

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs IDA only: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Cameroon

618,568 number

in 2016

IDA only

26.85 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

12th

IDA only rank

11th

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

Cameroon
IDA only

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 26.85 million number against 618,568 number in Cameroon, a difference of 26.23 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 43.4 times Cameroon's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 11th of 148 countries.

IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1970s	427,236 number	25.97 million number	25.54 million number	IDA only
1980s	464,225 number	26.34 million number	25.87 million number	IDA only
2010s	599,239 number	26.77 million number	26.17 million number	IDA only

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 IDA only?: IDA only, at 26.85 million number against 618,568 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 IDA only?: 26.23 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA only?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and IDA only rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cameroon ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 11th of 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/