Benin vs Cameroon: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Benin
87.6%
in 2022
Cameroon
87.7%
in 2019
Benin rank
140th
Cameroon rank
139th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 87.7% against 87.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 140th and Cameroon ranks 139th of 190 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 6.4% | 3.9% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 4.1% | 12.9% | 8.8% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 6.8% | 20.3% | 13.5% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 13.7% | 42.5% | 28.8% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 57.7% | 34.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 66.3% | 35.7% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 69.3% | 44.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 87.5% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 87.7% against 87.6% in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Benin ranks 140th and Cameroon ranks 139th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.