Cameroon vs Madagascar: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Cameroon
2.48 million number
in 2020
Madagascar
2.59 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
29th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.59 million number against 2.48 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 115,690 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 624,285 number 685,424 number 61,139 number Madagascar
1980s 882,193 number 952,672 number 70,479 number Madagascar
1990s 1.27 million number 1.27 million number 5,662 number Madagascar
2000s 1.70 million number 1.73 million number 30,506 number Madagascar
2010s 2.12 million number 2.33 million number 210,051 number Madagascar
2020s 2.48 million number 2.59 million number 115,690 number Madagascar

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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2.59 million number against 2.48 million number in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Madagascar?
115,690 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th 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.