Cameroon vs Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Cameroon
19.9%
in 2023
Kuwait
20.9%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
30th
Kuwait rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Cameroon
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 20.9% against 19.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 28th of 181 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 31.6% | 9.9% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 19.0% | 18.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 5.1% | 10.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.9% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Cameroon or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 20.9% against 19.9% in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and Kuwait?
- 1.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kuwait?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Kuwait rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cameroon ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 28th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release