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. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
765,822 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
34th
of 202 countries
All-time high
765,822 number
in 2020
All-time low
188,200 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 31 France 799,279 number compare
  2. 32 Niger 797,322 number compare
  3. 33 Ghana 796,752 number compare
  4. 35 Thailand 758,038 number compare
  5. 36 Germany 757,724 number compare
  6. 37 Argentina 748,876 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Cameroon

All data for Cameroon β†’

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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/cameroon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/cameroon/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cameroon</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/