Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Cameroon
0.1816 units per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1796 units per person
in 2017
Cameroon rank
11th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
14th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.050.10.150.2197119972024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.1816 units per person against 0.1796 units per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1432 units per person 0.136 units per person 0.0072 units per person Cameroon
1980s 0.1646 units per person 0.1556 units per person 0.009 units per person Cameroon
1990s 0.1538 units per person 0.1591 units per person 0.0054 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1745 units per person 0.1889 units per person 0.0144 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.1847 units per person 0.1811 units per person 0.0036 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Cameroon, at 0.1816 units per person against 0.1796 units per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.002 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe 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.