Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.77 million against 1.73 million in Cameroon as of 2013.

What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?

38,880, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Secondary education, general pupils

Cameroon

1.73 million

in 2016

Syrian Arab Republic

1.77 million

in 2013

Cameroon rank

50th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

48th

Secondary education, general pupils over time

Cameroon
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.77 million against 1.73 million in Cameroon, a difference of 38,880.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 50th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 48th of 204 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	97,776	436,594	338,818	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	237,175	725,352	488,177	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	446,878	865,376	418,498	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	717,282	2.03 million	1.31 million	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	1.35 million	2.40 million	1.06 million	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.77 million against 1.73 million in Cameroon as of 2013.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 38,880, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?: Cameroon ranks 50th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 48th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, general pupils
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.