Cameroon vs North America: School age population, primary education, both sexes
Cameroon
4.25 million number
in 2020
North America
27.43 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
34th
North America rank
37th
School age population, primary education, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 27.43 million number against 4.25 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 23.18 million number.
That makes North America's figure about 6.5 times Cameroon's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 34th and North America ranks 37th of 206 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 million number | 25.77 million number | 24.63 million number | North America |
| 1980s | 1.61 million number | 22.68 million number | 21.06 million number | North America |
| 1990s | 2.29 million number | 25.05 million number | 22.76 million number | North America |
| 2000s | 2.86 million number | 26.67 million number | 23.81 million number | North America |
| 2010s | 3.71 million number | 26.91 million number | 23.20 million number | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or North America?
- North America, at 27.43 million number against 4.25 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and North America?
- 23.18 million number, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and North America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and North America rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and North America 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.