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

173,100 number, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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 United Kingdom: Enrolment in primary education, male

Cameroon

2.33 million number

in 2019

United Kingdom

2.51 million number

in 2018

Cameroon rank

33rd

United Kingdom rank

30th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Cameroon
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.51 million number against 2.33 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 173,100 number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 202 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	597,337 number	2.93 million number	2.33 million number	United Kingdom
1980s	876,252 number	2.32 million number	1.44 million number	United Kingdom
1990s	1.08 million number	2.34 million number	1.26 million number	United Kingdom
2000s	1.58 million number	2.32 million number	745,667 number	United Kingdom
2010s	2.17 million number	2.36 million number	197,880 number	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Cameroon or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 2.51 million number against 2.33 million number in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Cameroon and United Kingdom?: 173,100 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United Kingdom?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and United Kingdom rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 30th 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: 21 August 2026

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