Cameroon vs Turkey: School age population, primary education, female (number) (population)

Cameroon
2.35 million
in 2025
Turkey
2.57 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
31st
Turkey rank
28th

School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) over time

  • Cameroon
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.57 million against 2.35 million in Cameroon, a difference of 215,070.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 563,872 2.63 million 2.07 million Turkey
1980s 801,151 3.06 million 2.26 million Turkey
1990s 1.10 million 3.29 million 2.19 million Turkey
2000s 1.38 million 3.10 million 1.72 million Turkey
2010s 1.82 million 2.63 million 808,357 Turkey
2020s 2.22 million 2.57 million 356,322 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Cameroon or Turkey?
Turkey, at 2.57 million against 2.35 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Cameroon and Turkey?
215,070, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Turkey?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Turkey rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th 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