Cameroon vs Ghana
Cameroon vs Ghana: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 88.7% in Cameroon in 2017 and 86.6% in Ghana in 2019, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 3 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Ghana.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 1970, when it overtook Ghana.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Cameroon | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | – | 86.6 | – |
| 2018 | – | 85.1 | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 88.7 | 85.8 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 90.3 | 87.1 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | 89.5 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 87.2 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 85.1 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 82.9 | 80.7 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | 72.5 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | 73.6 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | 68.2 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 63.1 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 63.3 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 59.6 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | 59.5 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | 56.8 | 81 |
| 2000 | – | 61.5 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | 57.9 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 66.5 | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 68.2 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 68.9 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 69.3 | 44.4 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 63 | 42.4 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 55 | 37.5 | 69 |
| 1965 | 54 | 56.3 | 66 |
| 1960 | 31 | 25 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 22.5 | 27 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 18.1 | 12 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 14.4 | 9.3 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1935 | 9 | 5.5 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 33 |
| 1920 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 20 |
| 1885 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 19 |
| 1880 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8 |
| 1850 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0.1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0.1 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Ghana
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Ghana: 65.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ghana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ghana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Ghana: 3.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Ghana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Ghana: 33.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Ghana: 1.9% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Ghana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Ghana: 58.9% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Ghana: 20.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Ghana: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ghana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Ghana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Ghana: $385M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Ghana: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Ghana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Ghana: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Ghana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Ghana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Ghana: 5 million TIV in 2025