Benin vs Cameroon: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Benin
16 years
in 2020
Cameroon
16 years
in 2020
Benin rank
12th
Cameroon rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4 years | 16 years | 0.6 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 15.8 years | 16 years | 0.2 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Benin or Cameroon?
- Benin, at 16 years against 16 years in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0 years, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Benin ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper 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.