What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Cameroon and Small states?

399,860 number, with Small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Small states?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Small states: Enrolment in primary education, female

Cameroon

2.07 million number

in 2019

Small states

2.47 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

39th

Small states rank

40th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Cameroon
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 2.47 million number against 2.07 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 399,860 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 39th and Small states ranks 40th of 203 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1970s	473,255 number	1.43 million number	959,078 number	Small states
1980s	735,494 number	1.67 million number	936,701 number	Small states
1990s	897,331 number	1.97 million number	1.07 million number	Small states
2000s	1.33 million number	2.19 million number	859,461 number	Small states
2010s	1.92 million number	2.34 million number	420,766 number	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Cameroon or Small states?: Small states, at 2.47 million number against 2.07 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Cameroon and Small states?: 399,860 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Small states?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Small states rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Cameroon ranks 39th and Small states ranks 40th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.