Cameroon vs South Asia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Cameroon
- South Asia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 20.6% against 10.4% in South Asia, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Asia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 17th of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 48.6% | 0.4% | South Asia |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 47.2% | 3.2% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 11.4% | 9.6% | 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 South Asia?
- Cameroon, at 20.6% against 10.4% in South Asia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and South Asia?
- 10.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Asia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 17th 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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About this data
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/