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

26,200 number, with Cameroon ahead.

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

42 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.

Cameroon vs Ghana: Enrolment in primary education, male

Cameroon

2.33 million number

in 2019

Ghana

2.31 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

33rd

Ghana rank

36th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Cameroon
Ghana

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.33 million number against 2.31 million number in Ghana, a difference of 26,200 number.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 36th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	597,337 number	629,591 number	32,254 number	Ghana
1980s	870,557 number	850,732 number	19,826 number	Cameroon
1990s	1.05 million number	1.11 million number	62,208 number	Ghana
2000s	1.58 million number	1.53 million number	43,196 number	Cameroon
2010s	2.22 million number	2.17 million number	52,218 number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Cameroon or Ghana?: Cameroon, at 2.33 million number against 2.31 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Cameroon and Ghana?: 26,200 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 36th 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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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.