Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 16.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 16.5% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2016.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cameroon peaked at 44.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.7% | — |
| 1972 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 44.6% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 41.4% | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 40.3% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 39.3% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 39.0% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -54.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.0% | 38.2% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 19 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 20 Jamaica 17.4% compare
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.7% compare
- 23 Burundi 15.2% compare
- 24 Tunisia 14.9% compare
- 25 El Salvador 14.8% compare
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- 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cameroon was 16.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/