Cameroon vs Ghana: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Cameroon
330,614 number
in 2020
Ghana
340,745 number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
38th
Ghana rank
36th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 340,745 number against 330,614 number in Cameroon, a difference of 10,131 number.

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

Cameroon ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 85,216 number 125,233 number 40,017 number Ghana
1980s 120,832 number 163,022 number 42,190 number Ghana
1990s 173,451 number 205,207 number 31,756 number Ghana
2000s 223,199 number 259,349 number 36,150 number Ghana
2010s 283,672 number 309,668 number 25,996 number Ghana
2020s 330,614 number 340,745 number 10,131 number Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Cameroon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 340,745 number against 330,614 number in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Cameroon and Ghana?
10,131 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (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, female (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

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