Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cameroon is 4.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cameroon peaked at 39.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2% | — |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -25.6% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -19.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 19.8% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 4.9% | 14.4% | 6 |
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, female in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cameroon was 4.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Cameroon ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release