Cameroon vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School age population, primary education, male
Cameroon
2.39 million
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
101.98 million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
33rd
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
32nd
School age population, primary education, male over time
- Cameroon
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
How they compare
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 101.98 million against 2.39 million in Cameroon, a difference of 99.59 million.
That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 42.7 times Cameroon's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 32nd of 222 countries.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 565,228 | 28.57 million | 28.00 million | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 1980s | 805,058 | 37.82 million | 37.02 million | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 1990s | 1.11 million | 49.88 million | 48.78 million | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 2000s | 1.39 million | 64.40 million | 63.01 million | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 2010s | 1.83 million | 84.50 million | 82.67 million | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
| 2020s | 2.22 million | 99.72 million | 97.50 million | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Cameroon or ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 101.98 million against 2.39 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Cameroon and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- 99.59 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 32nd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release