Cameroon vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Cameroon
2.48 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
25.63 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
32nd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 25.63 million number against 2.48 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 23.16 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.3 times Cameroon's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 205 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 624,285 number 30.47 million number 29.84 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 882,193 number 28.55 million number 27.67 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.27 million number 32.18 million number 30.91 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.70 million number 30.11 million number 28.41 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.12 million number 24.36 million number 22.24 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 25.63 million number against 2.48 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
23.16 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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.