Cameroon vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Cameroon
330,793 number
in 2018
Portugal
356,390 number
in 2018
Cameroon rank
63rd
Portugal rank
62nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Portugal
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 356,390 number against 330,793 number in Cameroon, a difference of 25,597 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Cameroon ranks 63rd and Portugal ranks 62nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 5,604 number 62,555 number 56,951 number Portugal
1980s 15,019 number 103,012 number 87,993 number Portugal
1990s 43,026 number 233,084 number 190,058 number Portugal
2000s 105,119 number 381,884 number 276,765 number Portugal
2010s 297,586 number 365,261 number 67,675 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Cameroon or Portugal?
Portugal, at 356,390 number against 330,793 number in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Cameroon and Portugal?
25,597 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 63rd and Portugal ranks 62nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.