Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Cameroon
1.43 million
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire
1.58 million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
14th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.58 million against 1.43 million in Cameroon, a difference of 156,470.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 181 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
2010s 895,828 2.29 million 1.40 million Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 1.41 million 1.95 million 545,110 Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.58 million against 1.43 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
156,470, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Cameroon ranks 16th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
181 places, 3,186 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release