Cameroon vs Ghana: Primary education, pupils

Cameroon

5.29 million

in 2024

Ghana

4.98 million

in 2024

Cameroon rank

29th

Ghana rank

31st

Primary education, pupils over time

Cameroon currently reports 5.29 million against 4.98 million in Ghana, a difference of 305,530.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.