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

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Congo: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Cameroon

19 years

in 2019

Congo

19 years

in 2019

Cameroon rank

6th

Congo rank

6th

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

Cameroon
Congo

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 19 years against 19 years in Congo, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 6th and Congo ranks 6th of 169 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19 years	19 years	0 years	—
2000s	19 years	18.8 years	0.2 years	Cameroon
2010s	19 years	19 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Cameroon or Congo?: Cameroon, at 19 years against 19 years in Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Cameroon and Congo?: 0 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?: Cameroon ranks 6th and Congo ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.