Children out of school, primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children out of school, primary was 173,924 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 173,924 for children out of school, primary in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Cameroon peaked at 538,421 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 165,693, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 395,478 | 357,607 | 434,572 | 9 |
| 1980s | 442,140 | 432,491 | 451,789 | 2 |
| 1990s | 514,556 | 490,692 | 538,421 | 2 |
| 2000s | 340,082 | 303,800 | 376,363 | 2 |
| 2010s | 219,503 | 165,693 | 307,267 | 7 |
| 2020s | 175,921 | 167,116 | 189,769 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 11.47 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Cameroon?
- Children out of school, primary in Cameroon was 173,924 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 538,421 in 1991.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,693 in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for children out of school, primary?
- Cameroon ranks 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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. 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.