Cameroon vs Low & middle income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Cameroon
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 27.5% against 19.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 137 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.2% | 45.7% | 13.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 20.4% | 8.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Cameroon or Low & middle income?
- Cameroon, at 27.5% against 19.1% in Low & middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Cameroon and Low & middle income?
- 8.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Low & middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Cameroon and Low & middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/