Cameroon vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Cameroon
12.9%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
23.7%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
33rd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
30th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Cameroon
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 23.7% against 12.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.8 times Cameroon's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 17.5% 26.0% 8.5% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 14.7% 23.5% 8.8% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Cameroon or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 23.7% against 12.9% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Cameroon and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
10.8%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Cameroon ranks 33rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,746 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release