Cameroon vs Malaysia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Cameroon
1.66 million number
in 2020
Malaysia
1.57 million number
in 2020
Cameroon rank
40th
Malaysia rank
42nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.66 million number against 1.57 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 88,560 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 42nd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 415,040 number 841,185 number 426,145 number Malaysia
1980s 577,769 number 1.01 million number 436,584 number Malaysia
1990s 825,614 number 1.23 million number 403,815 number Malaysia
2000s 1.16 million number 1.54 million number 381,311 number Malaysia
2010s 1.44 million number 1.67 million number 232,174 number Malaysia
2020s 1.66 million number 1.57 million number 88,560 number Cameroon

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 Malaysia?
Cameroon, at 1.66 million number against 1.57 million number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Malaysia?
88,560 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 42nd 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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About this data

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.