Australia vs Cameroon: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Australia
533,835 number
in 2018
Cameroon
542,540 number
in 2019
Australia rank
49th
Cameroon rank
48th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Cameroon
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119952019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 542,540 number against 533,835 number in Australia, a difference of 8,705 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 49th and Cameroon ranks 48th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 189,815 number 22,001 number 167,814 number Australia
1980s 165,728 number 62,190 number 103,538 number Australia
1990s 194,553 number 92,070 number 102,483 number Australia
2000s 227,174 number 192,275 number 34,899 number Australia
2010s 394,837 number 454,145 number 59,308 number Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Australia or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 542,540 number against 533,835 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Australia and Cameroon?
8,705 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cameroon?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Australia and Cameroon rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 49th and Cameroon ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.