Cameroon vs Iran: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Cameroon
1.23 million number
in 2020
Iran
1.17 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
31st
Iran rank
34th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Iran
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.23 million number against 1.17 million number in Iran, a difference of 63,000 number.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Iran ranks 34th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 311,345 number 1.14 million number 827,037 number Iran
1980s 439,774 number 1.54 million number 1.10 million number Iran
1990s 631,466 number 2.47 million number 1.83 million number Iran
2000s 843,518 number 2.31 million number 1.47 million number Iran
2010s 1.05 million number 1.49 million number 435,586 number Iran
2020s 1.23 million number 1.17 million number 63,000 number Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Cameroon or Iran?
Cameroon, at 1.23 million number against 1.17 million number in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Cameroon and Iran?
63,000 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iran?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Iran rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Iran ranks 34th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (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

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