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
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cameroon, 1971–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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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About this data
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/