Which has higher children out of school, female, Botswana or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 12.3% against 11.4% in Botswana as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Cameroon: Children out of school, female

Botswana

11.4%

in 2014

Cameroon

12.3%

in 2019

Botswana rank

51st

Cameroon rank

48th

Children out of school, female over time

Botswana
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12.3% against 11.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 51st and Cameroon ranks 48th of 177 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	31.8%	41.0%	9.3%	Cameroon
1980s	9.9%	33.7%	23.7%	Cameroon
1990s	5.4%	31.4%	26.0%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, female, Botswana or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 12.3% against 11.4% in Botswana as of 2019.
What is the difference in children out of school, female between Botswana and Cameroon?: 0.9%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1991.
How do Botswana and Cameroon rank globally for children out of school, female?: Botswana ranks 51st and Cameroon ranks 48th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)
Unit: % of female primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.