Cameroon vs Niger: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Cameroon
4.14 million number
in 2020
Niger
3.70 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
40th
Niger rank
43rd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Niger
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.14 million number against 3.70 million number in Niger, a difference of 439,910 number.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Cameroon ranks 40th and Niger ranks 43rd of 205 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 1.04 million number 748,234 number 291,091 number Cameroon
1980s 1.46 million number 989,668 number 470,294 number Cameroon
1990s 2.09 million number 1.35 million number 744,137 number Cameroon
2000s 2.85 million number 1.89 million number 967,589 number Cameroon
2010s 3.56 million number 2.92 million number 641,770 number Cameroon
2020s 4.14 million number 3.70 million number 439,910 number Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Niger?
Cameroon, at 4.14 million number against 3.70 million number in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Niger?
439,910 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, secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 40th and Niger ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.