Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Cameroon
4.25 million number
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
4.08 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
34th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
37th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.25 million number against 4.08 million number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 168,350 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 million number 963,268 number 172,538 number Cameroon
1980s 1.61 million number 1.56 million number 55,837 number Cameroon
1990s 2.29 million number 2.25 million number 34,136 number Cameroon
2000s 2.86 million number 2.97 million number 103,071 number Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 3.71 million number 3.69 million number 18,713 number Cameroon
2020s 4.25 million number 4.08 million number 168,350 number Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 4.25 million number against 4.08 million number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
168,350 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 34th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.