Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cameroon, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cameroon is 58.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cameroon peaked at 60.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 21st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60.0% | — |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 58.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 58.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.1%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.3% | 49.6% | 60.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.9% | 59.6% | 4 |
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 one year before the official primary in Cameroon?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cameroon was 58.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release