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

Cameroon
0.1816 units per person
in 2024
IDA total
0.1356 units per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
11th
IDA total rank
14th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • IDA total
00.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.1816 units per person against 0.1356 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.046 units per person.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 14th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1442 units per person 0.0971 units per person 0.0471 units per person Cameroon
1980s 0.1658 units per person 0.1143 units per person 0.0515 units per person Cameroon
1990s 0.1507 units per person 0.1153 units per person 0.0354 units per person Cameroon
2000s 0.1718 units per person 0.1313 units per person 0.0405 units per person Cameroon
2010s 0.1816 units per person 0.1394 units per person 0.0422 units per person Cameroon
2020s 0.1795 units per person 0.1375 units per person 0.0421 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 total?
Cameroon, at 0.1816 units per person against 0.1356 units per person in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Cameroon and IDA total?
0.046 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA total?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and IDA total rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 14th 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.