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

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.

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.

Cameroon vs Mali: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Cameroon

56.1%

in 2019

Mali

55.2%

in 2018

Cameroon rank

18th

Mali rank

19th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

Cameroon
Mali

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 56.1% against 55.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Mali ranks 19th of 133 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	58.9%	50.4%	8.5%	Cameroon
2010s	53.5%	52.8%	0.6%	Cameroon

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 Mali?: Cameroon, at 56.1% against 55.2% in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Cameroon and Mali?: 0.9%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?: Cameroon ranks 18th and Mali ranks 19th 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/