Cameroon vs Eswatini: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Cameroon
3.8%
in 2024
Eswatini
3.8%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
105th
Eswatini rank
103rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 3.8% against 3.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Eswatini ahead.
Cameroon ranks 105th and Eswatini ranks 103rd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.7% | 33.9% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 26.4% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 19.9% | 10.0% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 10.7% | 4.7% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Cameroon or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 3.8% against 3.8% in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Cameroon and Eswatini?
- 0.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eswatini?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Eswatini rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 105th and Eswatini ranks 103rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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