Africa Western and Central vs Cameroon: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.1455 units per person
in 2024
Cameroon
0.1816 units per person
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
10th
Cameroon rank
11th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Cameroon
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.1816 units per person against 0.1455 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0361 units per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Cameroon ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0823 units per person 0.1442 units per person 0.0619 units per person Cameroon
1980s 0.1229 units per person 0.1658 units per person 0.0429 units per person Cameroon
1990s 0.1193 units per person 0.1507 units per person 0.0314 units per person Cameroon
2000s 0.1349 units per person 0.1718 units per person 0.0369 units per person Cameroon
2010s 0.1427 units per person 0.1816 units per person 0.0389 units per person Cameroon
2020s 0.1462 units per person 0.1795 units per person 0.0333 units per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 0.1816 units per person against 0.1455 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Cameroon?
0.0361 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Cameroon?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Cameroon rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Cameroon ranks 11th of 45 groups.
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.