Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Official entrance age to pre-primary education
Cameroon
4 years
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
4 years
in 2025
Cameroon rank
14th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 223 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 years | 3 years | 1 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 4 years | 3 years | 1 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4 years | 3 years | 1 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4 years | 3.3 years | 0.7 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to pre-primary education, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 4 years against 4 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to pre-primary education between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Cameroon ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.