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

22,460 number, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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.

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

Cameroon

2.14 million number

in 2020

Niger

2.12 million number

in 2020

Cameroon rank

34th

Niger rank

36th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Cameroon
Niger

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.14 million number against 2.12 million number in Niger, a difference of 22,460 number.

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

Cameroon ranks 34th and Niger ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	569,518 number	428,492 number	141,026 number	Cameroon
1980s	809,305 number	561,799 number	247,506 number	Cameroon
1990s	1.15 million number	770,385 number	379,589 number	Cameroon
2000s	1.44 million number	1.11 million number	334,404 number	Cameroon
2010s	1.87 million number	1.71 million number	159,183 number	Cameroon
2020s	2.14 million number	2.12 million number	22,460 number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Cameroon or Niger?: Cameroon, at 2.14 million number against 2.12 million number in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Cameroon and Niger?: 22,460 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 34th and Niger ranks 36th 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.