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

Cameroon
2.11 million number
in 2020
Ghana
2.17 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
34th
Ghana rank
31st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.17 million number against 2.11 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 62,260 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 31st of 206 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 566,288 number 825,712 number 259,424 number Ghana
1980s 803,235 number 1.04 million number 238,086 number Ghana
1990s 1.14 million number 1.33 million number 191,470 number Ghana
2000s 1.42 million number 1.64 million number 222,615 number Ghana
2010s 1.84 million number 1.95 million number 115,517 number Ghana
2020s 2.11 million number 2.17 million number 62,260 number 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 2.17 million number against 2.11 million number in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Cameroon and Ghana?
62,260 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 31st 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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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.