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 381,774 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
381,774 number
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
15th
of 148 countries
All-time high
381,774 number
in 2016
All-time low
265,746 number
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2016

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1971199320161971: 265.7k number1972: 284.7k number1973: 309.8k number1974: 296.7k number1975: 294.6k number1976: 298.9k number1977: 322.3k number1978: 321.3k number1979: 327.8k number1980: 337.8k number2012: 331.1k number2014: 334.5k number2015: 336.2k number2016: 381.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 381,774 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 13.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon peaked at 381,774 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 265,746 number, in 1971.

That places Cameroon 15th out of 148 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, male (number) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2016.
Year number Change
1971 265,746 number
1972 284,722 number +7.1%
1973 309,845 number +8.8%
1974 296,667 number -4.3%
1975 294,573 number -0.7%
1976 298,883 number +1.5%
1977 322,279 number +7.8%
1978 321,335 number -0.3%
1979 327,788 number +2.0%
1980 337,809 number +3.1%
2012 331,125 number -2.0%
2014 334,518 number +1.0%
2015 336,197 number +0.5%
2016 381,774 number +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 302,426 number 265,746 number 327,788 number 9
1980s 337,809 number 337,809 number 337,809 number 1
2010s 345,904 number 331,125 number 381,774 number 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 12 Myanmar 449,001 number compare
  2. 13 Yemen 438,920 number compare
  3. 14 Mexico 395,229 number compare
  4. 16 Guinea 372,352 number compare
  5. 17 Kenya 364,751 number compare
  6. 18 Guatemala 311,296 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 381,774 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 381,774 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 265,746 number in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Cameroon ranks 15th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/