Cameroon vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Cameroon
16.8%
in 2023
El Salvador
18.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
34th
El Salvador rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Cameroon
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 18.9% against 16.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 169 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 19.2% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 18.9% against 16.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 2.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 169 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, male (%). 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