Children out of school, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children out of school, male was 2.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, male in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
In 2019, children out of school, male in Cameroon stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of up 122.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Cameroon peaked at 34.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 122nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Children out of school, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.6% | — |
| 1972 | 29.3% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 30.8% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 34.0% | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 26.7% | -21.6% |
| 1976 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 27.9% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 26.6% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 26.1% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -89.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -47.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +122.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.2%, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, male in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +122.2% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | -89.5% | 22.0% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 26.0% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 19.7% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 20.1% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, male in Cameroon?
- Children out of school, male in Cameroon was 2.7% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for children out of school, male?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.