Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon

Cameroon: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1.00 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.00 million number
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
13th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.00 million number
in 2016
All-time low
665,299 number
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2016

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon, 1971–2016

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1971199320161971: 665.3k number1972: 691.8k number1973: 740.7k number1974: 712.9k number1975: 716.7k number1976: 723.0k number1977: 765.7k number1978: 770.4k number1979: 780.4k number1980: 802.0k number2012: 933.9k number2014: 926.9k number2015: 919.5k number2016: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 1.00 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon peaked at 1.00 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 665,299 number, in 1971.

That places Cameroon 13th out of 149 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2016.
Year number Change
1971 665,299 number
1972 691,831 number +4.0%
1973 740,718 number +7.1%
1974 712,888 number -3.8%
1975 716,679 number +0.5%
1976 722,952 number +0.9%
1977 765,742 number +5.9%
1978 770,440 number +0.6%
1979 780,413 number +1.3%
1980 802,034 number +2.8%
2012 933,869 number +16.4%
2014 926,901 number -0.7%
2015 919,458 number -0.8%
2016 1.00 million number +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 729,662 number 665,299 number 780,413 number 9
1980s 802,034 number 802,034 number 802,034 number 1
2010s 945,142 number 919,458 number 1.00 million number 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 1.27 million number
  2. 11 Yemen 1.19 million number compare
  3. 12 South Africa 1.13 million number compare
  4. 14 Guinea 941,384 number compare
  5. 15 Myanmar 939,977 number compare
  6. 16 Iraq 873,692 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon was 1.00 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 1.00 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 665,299 number in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Cameroon ranks 13th out of 149 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/