Cameroon vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Cameroon
4.9%
in 2025
Samoa
5.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
93rd
Samoa rank
91st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Cameroon
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.1% against 4.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 93rd and Samoa ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 2.8% | 25.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 2.4% | 14.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 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, female, Cameroon or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.1% against 4.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Cameroon and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Cameroon ranks 93rd and Samoa ranks 91st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). 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