Cameroon vs Ghana: School age population, primary education, female

Cameroon
2.35 million
in 2025
Ghana
2.45 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
31st
Ghana rank
30th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.45 million against 2.35 million in Cameroon, a difference of 93,780.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th of 222 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 563,872 904,174 340,302 Ghana
1980s 801,151 1.12 million 314,837 Ghana
1990s 1.10 million 1.43 million 332,200 Ghana
2000s 1.38 million 1.68 million 299,011 Ghana
2010s 1.82 million 2.06 million 246,536 Ghana
2020s 2.22 million 2.39 million 177,165 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Cameroon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 2.45 million against 2.35 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Cameroon and Ghana?
93,780, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release