Afghanistan vs Cameroon: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan
1.60 million
in 2025
Cameroon
1.40 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
29th
Cameroon rank
32nd

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.60 million against 1.40 million in Cameroon, a difference of 198,020.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Cameroon ranks 32nd of 220 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 421,837 313,403 108,434 Afghanistan
1980s 417,197 442,303 25,107 Cameroon
1990s 557,660 624,341 66,681 Cameroon
2000s 869,064 821,347 47,717 Afghanistan
2010s 1.30 million 1.04 million 262,102 Afghanistan
2020s 1.53 million 1.32 million 207,960 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
Afghanistan, at 1.60 million against 1.40 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
198,020, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Cameroon ranks 32nd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release