What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Algeria and Cameroon?

23,420 number, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Cameroon: Enrolment in primary education, male

Algeria

2.36 million number

in 2019

Cameroon

2.33 million number

in 2019

Algeria rank

32nd

Cameroon rank

33rd

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Algeria
Cameroon

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.36 million number against 2.33 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 23,420 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 32nd and Cameroon ranks 33rd of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.50 million number	597,337 number	903,810 number	Algeria
1980s	1.95 million number	876,252 number	1.07 million number	Algeria
1990s	2.44 million number	1.04 million number	1.39 million number	Algeria
2000s	2.29 million number	1.58 million number	711,470 number	Algeria
2010s	2.04 million number	2.18 million number	139,980 number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Algeria or Cameroon?: Algeria, at 2.36 million number against 2.33 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Algeria and Cameroon?: 23,420 number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Cameroon rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Algeria ranks 32nd and Cameroon ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.