Cameroon vs Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Cameroon
20.6%
in 2016
Early-demographic dividend
9.3%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
19th
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Cameroon
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 20.6% against 9.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.

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

Cameroon ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 48.1% 41.3% 6.8% Cameroon
1980s 44.0% 37.7% 6.3% Cameroon
2010s 20.9% 9.9% 11.1% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Cameroon or Early-demographic dividend?
Cameroon, at 20.6% against 9.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend?
11.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/