Cameroon vs Eritrea: Children out of school, primary

Cameroon
173,924
in 2024
Eritrea
179,166
in 2022
Cameroon rank
42nd
Eritrea rank
41st

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Cameroon
  • Eritrea
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197119972024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 179,166 against 173,924 in Cameroon, a difference of 5,242.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cameroon ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 42nd and Eritrea ranks 41st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.