Cameroon vs Canada: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Cameroon
2.32 million number
in 2018
Canada
2.31 million number
in 2018
Cameroon rank
49th
Canada rank
50th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Canada
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.32 million number against 2.31 million number in Canada, a difference of 4,140 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Cameroon ranks 49th and Canada ranks 50th of 203 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 608,449 number 2.15 million number 1.55 million number Canada
1980s 822,546 number 2.34 million number 1.52 million number Canada
1990s 1.17 million number 1.99 million number 826,358 number Canada
2000s 1.67 million number 2.17 million number 499,688 number Canada
2010s 2.15 million number 2.36 million number 215,856 number Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Canada?
Cameroon, at 2.32 million number against 2.31 million number in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Canada?
4,140 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Canada?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Canada rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 49th and Canada ranks 50th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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