Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Cameroon
16.5%
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
7.4%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
10203040197019942019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 16.5% against 7.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Cameroon ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 41.0% 30.4% 10.5% Cameroon
1980s 37.9% 25.4% 12.4% Cameroon
2010s 16.4% 8.8% 7.6% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Cameroon, at 16.5% against 7.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
9.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/