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 618,568 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
618,568 number
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
12th
of 148 countries
All-time high
618,568 number
in 2016
All-time low
399,553 number
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2016

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1971199320161971: 399.6k number1972: 407.1k number1973: 430.9k number1974: 416.2k number1975: 422.1k number1976: 424.1k number1977: 443.5k number1978: 449.1k number1979: 452.6k number1980: 464.2k number2012: 602.7k number2014: 592.4k number2015: 583.3k number2016: 618.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 618,568 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 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon peaked at 618,568 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 399,553 number, in 1971.

Cameroon ranks 12th of 148 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2016.
Year number Change
1971 399,553 number
1972 407,109 number +1.9%
1973 430,873 number +5.8%
1974 416,221 number -3.4%
1975 422,106 number +1.4%
1976 424,069 number +0.5%
1977 443,463 number +4.6%
1978 449,105 number +1.3%
1979 452,625 number +0.8%
1980 464,225 number +2.6%
2012 602,744 number +29.8%
2014 592,383 number -1.7%
2015 583,261 number -1.5%
2016 618,568 number +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 427,236 number 399,553 number 452,625 number 9
1980s 464,225 number 464,225 number 464,225 number 1
2010s 599,239 number 583,261 number 618,568 number 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 745,342 number
  2. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 693,609 number compare
  3. 11 Iraq 647,239 number compare
  4. 13 Philippines 572,187 number compare
  5. 14 Guinea 569,032 number compare
  6. 15 South Africa 514,793 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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 618,568 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 618,568 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 399,553 number in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Cameroon ranks 12th out of 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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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/