Cameroon vs ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary, male

Cameroon
7.19 years
in 2024
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
6.34 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank
23rd

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.19 years against 6.34 years in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), a difference of 0.85 years.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 26th and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.53 years 5.46 years 1.07 years Cameroon
1980s 6.58 years 5.79 years 0.7833 years Cameroon
1990s 5.73 years 5.37 years 0.3627 years Cameroon
2000s 6.82 years 5.99 years 0.8353 years Cameroon
2010s 7.23 years 6.46 years 0.7727 years Cameroon
2020s 7.12 years 6.32 years 0.803 years Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Cameroon or ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
Cameroon, at 7.19 years against 6.34 years in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Cameroon and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
0.85 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Cameroon ranks 26th and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release