Children out of school, primary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children out of school, primary, male was 55,869 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 55,869 for children out of school, primary, male in 2019.
The figure is up 133.2% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 219,251 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23,958, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 64th 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, primary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 137,934 | — |
| 1972 | 150,825 | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 163,452 | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 186,601 | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 151,564 | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 153,375 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 171,446 | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 169,716 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 173,298 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 180,655 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 177,722 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 194,548 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 219,251 | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 37,600 | -82.9% |
| 2017 | 23,958 | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 55,869 | +133.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 162,023 | 137,934 | 186,601 | 9 |
| 1980s | 179,188 | 177,722 | 180,655 | 2 |
| 1990s | 206,900 | 194,548 | 219,251 | 2 |
| 2010s | 39,142 | 23,958 | 55,869 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 61 Ecuador 57,889 compare
- 62 Mozambique 57,562 compare
- 63 El Salvador 56,007 compare
- 65 Paraguay 53,824 compare
- 66 Gambia 52,251 compare
- 67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41,792 compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Cameroon?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Cameroon was 55,869 in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 219,251 in 1991.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,958 in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 64th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.