Cameroon vs Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Cameroon
12.7%
in 2019
Post-demographic dividend
1.4%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
40th
Post-demographic dividend rank
42nd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12.7% against 1.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 9.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 40th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 166 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 38.7% 9.3% 29.4% Cameroon
1980s 33.9% 5.2% 28.6% Cameroon
1990s 32.7% 3.8% 28.9% Cameroon
2010s 12.3% 1.5% 10.8% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
Cameroon, at 12.7% against 1.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Cameroon and Post-demographic dividend?
11.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Post-demographic dividend?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Cameroon ranks 40th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/