Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Cameroon
2.48 million number
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
2.44 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
32nd
Côte d'Ivoire rank
33rd

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.48 million number against 2.44 million number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 33,870 number.

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

Cameroon ranks 32nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 33rd of 205 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 624,285 number 512,310 number 111,976 number Cameroon
1980s 882,193 number 809,823 number 72,370 number Cameroon
1990s 1.27 million number 1.27 million number 1,714 number Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 1.70 million number 1.69 million number 4,934 number Cameroon
2010s 2.12 million number 2.19 million number 75,343 number Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 2.48 million number 2.44 million number 33,870 number Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 2.48 million number against 2.44 million number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
33,870 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, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 33rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.