What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Cameroon and IDA only?

0.0378 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA only?

51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

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.

Cameroon vs IDA only: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Cameroon

0.1816 units per person

in 2024

IDA only

0.1438 units per person

in 2024

Cameroon rank

11th

IDA only rank

12th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Cameroon
IDA only

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.1816 units per person against 0.1438 units per person in IDA only, a difference of 0.0378 units per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times IDA only's.

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

Cameroon ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 12th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1442 units per person	0.0969 units per person	0.0473 units per person	Cameroon
1980s	0.1658 units per person	0.1101 units per person	0.0556 units per person	Cameroon
1990s	0.1507 units per person	0.1157 units per person	0.035 units per person	Cameroon
2000s	0.1718 units per person	0.1381 units per person	0.0337 units per person	Cameroon
2010s	0.1816 units per person	0.1516 units per person	0.03 units per person	Cameroon
2020s	0.1795 units per person	0.1468 units per person	0.0327 units per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Cameroon or IDA only?: Cameroon, at 0.1816 units per person against 0.1438 units per person in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Cameroon and IDA only?: 0.0378 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA only?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and IDA only rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Cameroon ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 12th 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: 02 September 2026

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.