What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Cameroon and Canada?

246,810 number, with Cameroon ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Canada: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Cameroon

4.16 million number

in 2019

Canada

3.91 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

52nd

Canada rank

55th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Cameroon
Canada

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.16 million number against 3.91 million number in Canada, a difference of 246,810 number.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.

Cameroon ranks 52nd and Canada ranks 55th of 186 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.55 million number	4.04 million number	1.50 million number	Canada
2000s	2.86 million number	4.06 million number	1.19 million number	Canada
2010s	3.71 million number	3.83 million number	122,237 number	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Cameroon or Canada?: Cameroon, at 4.16 million number against 3.91 million number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Cameroon and Canada?: 246,810 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Canada?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Canada rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Cameroon ranks 52nd and Canada ranks 55th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.