Cameroon vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Cameroon
19.9%
in 2023
Laos
21.6%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
30th
Laos rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 21.6% against 19.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Laos ranks 27th of 181 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.2% | 2.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.7% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
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 Laos?
- Laos, at 21.6% against 19.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and Laos?
- 1.7%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cameroon ranks 30th and Laos ranks 27th 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