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

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

Cameroon vs South Asia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Cameroon

381,774 number

in 2016

South Asia

15.43 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

15th

South Asia rank

17th

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

Cameroon
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 15.43 million number against 381,774 number in Cameroon, a difference of 15.05 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 40.4 times Cameroon's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 17th of 148 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	302,426 number	23.30 million number	23.00 million number	South Asia
1980s	337,809 number	24.70 million number	24.36 million number	South Asia
2010s	345,904 number	18.24 million number	17.90 million number	South Asia

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 South Asia?: South Asia, at 15.43 million number against 381,774 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 South Asia?: 15.05 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Asia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cameroon ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 17th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/