Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Cameroon

Cameroon: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 211,658 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
211,658 number
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
11th
of 132 countries
All-time high
211,658 number
in 2019
All-time low
171,329 number
in 2015
Years of data
7
2011–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Cameroon, 2011–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2011201520192011: 187.6k number2012: 182.7k number2014: 177.5k number2015: 171.3k number2016: 180.2k number2017: 200.7k number2019: 211.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Cameroon stood at 211,658 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Cameroon peaked at 211,658 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 171,329 number, in 2015.

That places Cameroon 11th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Cameroon, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 187,593 number
2012 182,679 number -2.6%
2014 177,531 number -2.8%
2015 171,329 number -3.5%
2016 180,195 number +5.2%
2017 200,656 number +11.4%
2019 211,658 number +5.5%

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 286,481 number compare
  2. 9 Burkina Faso 255,914 number compare
  3. 10 Chad 218,834 number compare
  4. 12 Senegal 209,005 number compare
  5. 13 Indonesia 197,702 number compare
  6. 14 Philippines 190,257 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Cameroon?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Cameroon was 211,658 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 211,658 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 171,329 number in 2015.
How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Cameroon ranks 11th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/