Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Cameroon
666,341 number
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
638,724 number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
38th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
39th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 666,341 number against 638,724 number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 27,617 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 38th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Côte d'Ivoire in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1970s 170,888 number 141,521 number 29,367 number Cameroon
1980s 242,440 number 227,655 number 14,785 number Cameroon
1990s 348,734 number 345,401 number 3,333 number Cameroon
2000s 449,140 number 457,027 number 7,887 number Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 571,112 number 581,900 number 10,788 number Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 666,341 number 638,724 number 27,617 number Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 666,341 number against 638,724 number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
27,617 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 38th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.