What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Algeria and Cameroon?

81,910 number, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

Algeria vs Cameroon: School age population, primary education, male

Algeria

2.23 million number

in 2020

Cameroon

2.14 million number

in 2020

Algeria rank

33rd

Cameroon rank

34th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Algeria
Cameroon

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.23 million number against 2.14 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 81,910 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Cameroon ranks 34th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.43 million number	569,518 number	858,001 number	Algeria
1980s	1.91 million number	809,305 number	1.10 million number	Algeria
1990s	2.34 million number	1.15 million number	1.19 million number	Algeria
2000s	2.06 million number	1.44 million number	618,529 number	Algeria
2010s	1.73 million number	1.87 million number	133,762 number	Cameroon
2020s	2.23 million number	2.14 million number	81,910 number	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Algeria or Cameroon?: Algeria, at 2.23 million number against 2.14 million number in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Algeria and Cameroon?: 81,910 number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Cameroon rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Algeria ranks 33rd and Cameroon ranks 34th of 206 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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Indicator: School age population, primary education, male (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: 21 August 2026

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