Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Cameroon
0.1816 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1999 units per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
11th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1999 units per person against 0.1816 units per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0183 units per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1442 units per person 0.1502 units per person 0.0061 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.1652 units per person 0.1451 units per person 0.0201 units per person Cameroon
1990s 0.1548 units per person 0.1077 units per person 0.0472 units per person Cameroon
2000s 0.1737 units per person 0.138 units per person 0.0357 units per person Cameroon
2010s 0.1816 units per person 0.1673 units per person 0.0144 units per person Cameroon
2020s 0.1788 units per person 0.2017 units per person 0.0229 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.1999 units per person against 0.1816 units per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0183 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th 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.