Enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 1.19 million number in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon is 1.19 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 204.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 1.19 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54,565 number, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54,565 number | — |
| 1972 | 61,314 number | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 69,364 number | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 75,728 number | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 86,582 number | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 96,999 number | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 108,597 number | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 120,298 number | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 129,259 number | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 137,625 number | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 151,370 number | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 159,233 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 174,580 number | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 186,643 number | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 203,854 number | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 211,448 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 235,404 number | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 251,709 number | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 262,921 number | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 271,997 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 292,786 number | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 312,036 number | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 327,726 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 306,099 number | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 341,638 number | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 351,106 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 470,529 number | +34.0% |
| 2002 | 472,085 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 450,262 number | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 422,196 number | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 440,419 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 391,699 number | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 552,896 number | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 629,819 number | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 695,245 number | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 857,847 number | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 928,342 number | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 982,215 number | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million number | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million number | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | +4.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.19 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 459,252 number, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.19 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 351,101 number, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +41.2% | 391,699 number | 552,896 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,190 number | 54,565 number | 129,259 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 197,479 number | 137,625 number | 262,921 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 314,770 number | 271,997 number | 351,106 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 502,794 number | 391,699 number | 695,245 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million number | 857,847 number | 1.19 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in Cameroon was 1.19 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,565 number in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.