Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1811 units per person
in 2023
Cameroon
0.1816 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Cameroon rank
11th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cameroon
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.1816 units per person against 0.1811 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 11th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0538 units per person 0.1432 units per person 0.0893 units per person Cameroon
1980s 0.0535 units per person 0.1647 units per person 0.1113 units per person Cameroon
1990s 0.0583 units per person 0.1541 units per person 0.0957 units per person Cameroon
2000s 0.1465 units per person 0.1718 units per person 0.0253 units per person Cameroon
2010s 0.1827 units per person 0.1816 units per person 0.0011 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.1811 units per person 0.1817 units per person 0.0006 units per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 0.1816 units per person against 0.1811 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
0.0005 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.