Cameroon vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, tertiary education, female

Cameroon
1.39 million
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
60.41 million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
46th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
48th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 60.41 million against 1.39 million in Cameroon, a difference of 59.02 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 43.5 times Cameroon's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 46th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th of 221 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 301,523 15.50 million 15.20 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 406,624 20.56 million 20.15 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 581,661 27.50 million 26.92 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 812,134 36.65 million 35.84 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.06 million 47.47 million 46.41 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.26 million 57.96 million 56.69 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Cameroon or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 60.41 million against 1.39 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Cameroon and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
59.02 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 46th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release