What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

5.72 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Cameroon

749,831 number

in 2020

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

6.47 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

36th

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

36th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

Cameroon
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 6.47 million number against 749,831 number in Cameroon, a difference of 5.72 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.6 times Cameroon's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	209,601 number	6.72 million number	6.51 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	297,734 number	7.24 million number	6.94 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	413,896 number	7.67 million number	7.25 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	508,998 number	5.76 million number	5.25 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	664,950 number	5.84 million number	5.17 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Cameroon or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 6.47 million number against 749,831 number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 5.72 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?: Cameroon ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.