Cameroon vs Madagascar: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Cameroon
5.29 million
in 2024
Madagascar
5.29 million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
29th
Madagascar rank
28th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119972024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 5.29 million against 5.29 million in Cameroon, a difference of 4,280.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.07 million 1.17 million 97,775 Madagascar
1980s 1.61 million 1.62 million 4,798 Madagascar
1990s 1.94 million 1.64 million 299,330 Cameroon
2000s 2.91 million 3.26 million 353,098 Madagascar
2010s 4.09 million 4.61 million 514,752 Madagascar
2020s 4.94 million 5.13 million 193,892 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 5.29 million against 5.29 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Cameroon and Madagascar?
4,280, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.