Cameroon vs France: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Cameroon
4.25 million number
in 2020
France
4.17 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
34th
France rank
36th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • France
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.25 million number against 4.17 million number in France, a difference of 84,660 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 34th and France ranks 36th of 206 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon France Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 million number 4.26 million number 3.12 million number France
1980s 1.61 million number 3.94 million number 2.32 million number France
1990s 2.29 million number 3.84 million number 1.55 million number France
2000s 2.86 million number 3.88 million number 1.01 million number France
2010s 3.71 million number 4.13 million number 424,435 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or France?
Cameroon, at 4.25 million number against 4.17 million number in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and France?
84,660 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and France?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and France rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 34th and France ranks 36th 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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About this data

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.