Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Cameroon
1.23 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
17.19 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 17.19 million number against 1.23 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 15.96 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 14.0 times Cameroon's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 205 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 311,345 number 12.57 million number 12.26 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 439,774 number 14.77 million number 14.33 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 631,466 number 17.03 million number 16.40 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 843,518 number 18.07 million number 17.23 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.05 million number 17.73 million number 16.68 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 17.19 million number against 1.23 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?
15.96 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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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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.