What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Cameroon and North Korea?

6,570 number, with North Korea ahead.

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

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs North Korea: Population of compulsory school age, female

Cameroon

2.06 million number

in 2019

North Korea

2.07 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

52nd

North Korea rank

51st

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Cameroon
North Korea

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 2.07 million number against 2.06 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 6,570 number.

Across all 22 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 51st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.27 million number	2.07 million number	804,990 number	North Korea
2000s	1.42 million number	2.13 million number	712,223 number	North Korea
2010s	1.84 million number	2.12 million number	283,770 number	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Cameroon or North Korea?: North Korea, at 2.07 million number against 2.06 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Cameroon and North Korea?: 6,570 number, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and North Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and North Korea rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Cameroon ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 51st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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: 21 August 2026

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