Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, primary education, male

Cameroon
2.14 million number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
26.05 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
33rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 26.05 million number against 2.14 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 23.90 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 569,518 number 12.41 million number 11.84 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 809,305 number 16.51 million number 15.70 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 1.15 million number 21.39 million number 20.24 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 1.44 million number 21.54 million number 20.10 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.87 million number 23.42 million number 21.56 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Cameroon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 26.05 million number against 2.14 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
23.90 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd 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

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