Cameroon vs World: 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
- World
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 56.1% against 27.0% in World, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 18th and World ranks 17th of 133 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 36.6% | 23.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 29.0% | 25.3% | 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 World?
- Cameroon, at 56.1% against 27.0% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Cameroon and World?
- 29.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and World?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and World ranks 17th 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/