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

32,040 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Republic of 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Republic of Korea: Population of compulsory school age, male

Cameroon

2.10 million number

in 2019

Republic of Korea

2.13 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

53rd

Republic of Korea rank

52nd

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Cameroon
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.13 million number against 2.10 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 32,040 number.

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

Cameroon ranks 53rd and Republic of Korea ranks 52nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.28 million number	2.03 million number	745,775 number	Republic of Korea
2000s	1.44 million number	2.83 million number	1.39 million number	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.87 million number	2.34 million number	469,625 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Cameroon or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 2.13 million number against 2.10 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Cameroon and Republic of Korea?: 32,040 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Republic of Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Republic of Korea rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Cameroon ranks 53rd and Republic of Korea ranks 52nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.