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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Ghana: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Cameroon

647,851 number

in 2020

Ghana

681,027 number

in 2020

Cameroon rank

38th

Ghana rank

36th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Cameroon
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 681,027 number against 647,851 number in Cameroon, a difference of 33,176 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 205 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	164,593 number	246,982 number	82,389 number	Ghana
1980s	233,360 number	324,287 number	90,927 number	Ghana
1990s	335,960 number	406,063 number	70,104 number	Ghana
2000s	439,353 number	518,329 number	78,976 number	Ghana
2010s	553,653 number	621,191 number	67,538 number	Ghana
2020s	647,851 number	681,027 number	33,176 number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Cameroon or Ghana?: Ghana, at 681,027 number against 647,851 number in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Cameroon and Ghana?: 33,176 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Cameroon ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.