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
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
February 2026 Data Release