Cameroon vs Zambia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Cameroon

96.2%

in 2024

Zambia

96.5%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

103rd

Zambia rank

100th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Zambia currently reports 96.5% against 96.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 100th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.