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

7 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.

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.

Cameroon vs Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Cameroon

20.6%

in 2016

Guatemala

18.8%

in 2018

Cameroon rank

19th

Guatemala rank

22nd

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

Cameroon
Guatemala

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 20.6% against 18.8% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Guatemala ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Guatemala ranks 22nd of 148 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1970s	49.0%	61.2%	12.2%	Guatemala
2010s	20.9%	17.7%	3.2%	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 Guatemala?: Cameroon, at 20.6% against 18.8% in Guatemala as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and Guatemala?: 1.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Cameroon ranks 19th and Guatemala ranks 22nd 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: 04 September 2026

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/