Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 59.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cameroon, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 59.0% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cameroon peaked at 59.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 57.7% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 48.8% | 59.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 59.0% | 59.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.26 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cameroon?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cameroon was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.