School age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: School age population, early childhood education, male was 768,808 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
768,808 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
56th
of 199 countries
All-time high
768,808 number
in 2019
All-time low
471,337 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 471.3k number1999: 479.2k number2000: 486.4k number2001: 493.5k number2002: 504.1k number2003: 514.9k number2004: 526.2k number2005: 538.1k number2006: 551.2k number2007: 569.2k number2008: 588.8k number2009: 608.6k number2010: 627.0k number2011: 642.0k number2012: 660.5k number2013: 678.6k number2014: 695.6k number2015: 711.3k number2016: 725.4k number2017: 741.0k number2018: 755.5k number2019: 768.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon stood at 768,808 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon peaked at 768,808 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 471,337 number, in 1998.

Cameroon ranks 56th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 475,254 number 471,337 number 479,170 number 2
2000s 538,103 number 486,432 number 608,603 number 10
2010s 700,560 number 626,960 number 768,808 number 10

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  1. 53 Chad 797,190 number compare
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  3. 55 Haiti 773,743 number compare
  4. 57 Poland, Republic of 765,178 number compare
  5. 58 Senegal 756,037 number compare
  6. 59 Somalia 752,745 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon was 768,808 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 768,808 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 471,337 number in 1998.
How does Cameroon rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Cameroon ranks 56th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/