School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 765,822 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 765,822 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon peaked at 765,822 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 188,200 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 219,362 number | 188,200 number | 254,620 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 311,483 number | 263,216 number | 367,274 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 427,699 number | 380,097 number | 469,124 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 524,896 number | 476,144 number | 591,901 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 684,562 number | 610,315 number | 753,410 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 765,822 number | 765,822 number | 765,822 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon was 765,822 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 765,822 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,200 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/