Which has higher primary education, pupils, Cameroon or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 5.29 million against 5.29 million in Cameroon as of 2024.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Madagascar: Primary education, pupils

Cameroon

5.29 million

in 2024

Madagascar

5.29 million

in 2024

Cameroon rank

29th

Madagascar rank

28th

Primary education, pupils over time

Cameroon
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 5.29 million against 5.29 million in Cameroon, a difference of 4,280.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.07 million	1.17 million	97,775	Madagascar
1980s	1.58 million	1.63 million	54,450	Madagascar
1990s	1.94 million	1.64 million	302,814	Cameroon
2000s	2.91 million	3.26 million	353,098	Madagascar
2010s	4.10 million	4.62 million	517,799	Madagascar
2020s	5.03 million	5.22 million	190,100	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Cameroon or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 5.29 million against 5.29 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Cameroon and Madagascar?: 4,280, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.