Cameroon vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female

Cameroon
417,299
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
17.05 million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
32nd
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
34th

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

  • Cameroon
  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
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How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 17.05 million against 417,299 in Cameroon, a difference of 16.63 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 40.8 times Cameroon's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 32nd and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 34th of 222 countries.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Difference Ahead
1970s 103,511 5.12 million 5.01 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 146,750 6.74 million 6.60 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 197,290 8.69 million 8.49 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 244,753 11.14 million 10.89 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 326,268 14.50 million 14.17 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 388,513 16.68 million 16.30 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, female, Cameroon or ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 17.05 million against 417,299 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Cameroon and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
16.63 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 32nd and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 34th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release