Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Primary school starting age
Cameroon
6 years
in 2025
Sierra Leone
6 years
in 2025
Cameroon rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
33rd
Primary school starting age over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 5 years | 1 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6 years | 5 years | 1 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6 years | 5.3 years | 0.7 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school starting age, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 6 years against 6 years in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary school starting age (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.