What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?

12,980 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Cameroon

2.32 million number

in 2018

Saudi Arabia

2.33 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

49th

Saudi Arabia rank

48th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Cameroon
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.33 million number against 2.32 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 12,980 number.

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

Cameroon ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	608,449 number	627,693 number	19,243 number	Saudi Arabia
1980s	822,546 number	1.09 million number	268,983 number	Saudi Arabia
1990s	1.17 million number	1.51 million number	337,307 number	Saudi Arabia
2000s	1.67 million number	2.06 million number	381,292 number	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2.15 million number	2.49 million number	345,676 number	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2.33 million number against 2.32 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?: 12,980 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Cameroon ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th 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: 21 August 2026

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