School age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon

Cameroon: School age population, early childhood education, female was 754,416 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
754,416 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
54th
of 199 countries
All-time high
754,416 number
in 2019
All-time low
464,221 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 464.2k number1999: 471.8k number2000: 478.8k number2001: 485.4k number2002: 496.0k number2003: 506.6k number2004: 517.6k number2005: 529.4k number2006: 542.2k number2007: 560.0k number2008: 579.3k number2009: 598.8k number2010: 616.9k number2011: 631.7k number2012: 649.6k number2013: 667.0k number2014: 683.5k number2015: 698.8k number2016: 712.5k number2017: 727.5k number2018: 741.5k number2019: 754.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon stood at 754,416 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon peaked at 754,416 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 464,221 number, in 1998.

That places Cameroon 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 468,003 number 464,221 number 471,785 number 2
2000s 529,407 number 478,750 number 598,838 number 10
2010s 688,342 number 616,921 number 754,416 number 10

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  4. 55 Haiti 745,587 number compare
  5. 56 Somalia 741,440 number compare
  6. 57 Italy 740,476 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon was 754,416 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 754,416 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 464,221 number in 1998.
How does Cameroon rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Cameroon ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/