Cameroon vs Senegal: Over-age students, primary, female

Cameroon
11.2%
in 2017
Senegal
11.4%
in 2017
Cameroon rank
52nd
Senegal rank
49th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Senegal ahead.

Cameroon ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th of 191 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 21.6% 21.5% 0.1% Cameroon
1980s 22.4% 14.9% 7.5% Cameroon
1990s 21.6% 13.4% 8.2% Cameroon
2010s 10.9% 10.8% 0.1% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Cameroon or Senegal?
Senegal, at 11.4% against 11.2% in Cameroon as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Cameroon and Senegal?
0.2%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.