Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Cameroon
1.66 million number
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
1.71 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
40th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
39th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.71 million number against 1.66 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 49,820 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 40th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1970s 415,040 number 340,586 number 74,454 number Cameroon
1980s 577,769 number 529,338 number 48,432 number Cameroon
1990s 825,614 number 838,104 number 12,490 number Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 1.16 million number 1.13 million number 22,822 number Cameroon
2010s 1.44 million number 1.49 million number 49,401 number Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 1.66 million number 1.71 million number 49,820 number Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.71 million number against 1.66 million number in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
49,820 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 40th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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