Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): 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
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 12.5% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 148 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.8% | 12.8% | 21.1% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 10.0% | 21.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cameroon, at 12.5% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cameroon ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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, male (%). 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/