Cameroon vs Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 58.5% against 56.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.4%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 16th of 133 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 77.6% | 17.8% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 62.0% | 7.7% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 58.5% against 56.1% in Cameroon as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 2.4%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 16th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). 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 in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/