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

6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1980.

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 Iraq: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Cameroon

20.6%

in 2016

Iraq

20.7%

in 2007

Cameroon rank

19th

Iraq rank

18th

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

Cameroon
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 20.7% against 20.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iraq ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Iraq ranks 18th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	46.1%	47.6%	1.5%	Iraq
1980s	44.0%	23.3%	20.7%	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 Iraq?: Iraq, at 20.7% against 20.6% in Cameroon as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and Iraq?: 0.1%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1980.
How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Cameroon ranks 19th and Iraq ranks 18th 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/