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

Cameroon
2.11 million number
in 2020
France
2.04 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
34th
France rank
36th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • France
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.11 million number against 2.04 million number in France, a difference of 71,130 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

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 566,288 number 2.08 million number 1.52 million number France
1980s 803,235 number 1.92 million number 1.12 million number France
1990s 1.14 million number 1.88 million number 738,633 number France
2000s 1.42 million number 1.89 million number 468,622 number France
2010s 1.84 million number 2.02 million number 178,723 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Cameroon or France?
Cameroon, at 2.11 million number against 2.04 million number in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Cameroon and France?
71,130 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, female?
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, 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)
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

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