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

316,350 number, with Senegal ahead.

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

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 Senegal: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Cameroon

4.16 million number

in 2019

Senegal

4.48 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

52nd

Senegal rank

49th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Cameroon
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 4.48 million number against 4.16 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 316,350 number.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.55 million number	1.55 million number	993,670 number	Cameroon
2000s	2.86 million number	2.60 million number	266,790 number	Cameroon
2010s	3.71 million number	3.94 million number	230,922 number	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Cameroon or Senegal?: Senegal, at 4.48 million number against 4.16 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Cameroon and Senegal?: 316,350 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Cameroon ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th 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.