Cameroon vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary, male

Cameroon
7.19 years
in 2024
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
6.27 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
26th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.19 years against 6.27 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), a difference of 0.92 years.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s.

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

Cameroon ranks 26th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 26th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.53 years 4.09 years 2.45 years Cameroon
1980s 6.58 years 4.53 years 2.04 years Cameroon
1990s 5.73 years 4.45 years 1.29 years Cameroon
2000s 6.82 years 5.77 years 1.06 years Cameroon
2010s 7.23 years 6.36 years 0.873 years Cameroon
2020s 7.12 years 6.32 years 0.801 years Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Cameroon or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
Cameroon, at 7.19 years against 6.27 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Cameroon and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
0.92 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Cameroon ranks 26th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 26th 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