Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1.78 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.78 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2019.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cameroon peaked at 1.88 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.25 GPIA, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 6th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.37 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.32 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.25 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.32 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.35 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.32 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.84 GPIA | +40.2% |
| 2017 | 1.88 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.78 GPIA | -5.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.78 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9813 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.78 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9878 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +40.2% | 1.32 GPIA | 1.84 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.84 GPIA | 1.78 GPIA | 1.88 GPIA | 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cameroon was 1.78 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release