Cameroon vs Lower 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
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 27.5% against 22.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 137 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.2% | 56.3% | 2.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 24.1% | 4.8% | 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 Lower middle income?
- Cameroon, at 27.5% against 22.0% in Lower middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Cameroon and Lower middle income?
- 5.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lower middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Cameroon and Lower middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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/