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

8,350 number, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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 Madagascar: Enrolment in primary education, male

Cameroon

2.33 million number

in 2019

Madagascar

2.32 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

33rd

Madagascar rank

34th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Cameroon
Madagascar

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.33 million number against 2.32 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 8,350 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 34th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	597,337 number	629,193 number	31,856 number	Madagascar
1980s	858,638 number	842,328 number	16,310 number	Cameroon
1990s	1.05 million number	836,209 number	210,240 number	Cameroon
2000s	1.58 million number	1.66 million number	83,283 number	Madagascar
2010s	2.17 million number	2.30 million number	132,822 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Cameroon or Madagascar?: Cameroon, at 2.33 million number against 2.32 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Cameroon and Madagascar?: 8,350 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 34th 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.