School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 379,320 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon is 379,320 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon peaked at 379,320 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93,809 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.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93,809 number | — |
| 1971 | 96,403 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 100,031 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 103,643 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 107,182 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 110,609 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 113,895 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 118,191 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 122,542 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 126,886 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 131,163 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 135,317 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 140,567 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 145,882 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 151,238 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 156,634 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 162,059 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 168,772 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 175,715 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 182,565 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 188,924 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 194,367 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 200,586 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 206,287 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 211,410 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 215,945 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 219,929 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 224,713 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 228,979 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 232,787 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 236,225 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 239,433 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 244,499 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 249,600 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 254,829 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 260,346 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 266,304 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 274,710 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 284,004 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 293,605 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 302,750 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 310,555 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 319,577 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 328,373 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 336,756 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 344,570 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 351,668 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 359,372 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 366,554 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 373,196 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 379,320 number | +1.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 379,320 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 379,320 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109,319 number | 93,809 number | 126,886 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,991 number | 131,163 number | 182,565 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 212,393 number | 188,924 number | 232,787 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,356 number | 236,225 number | 293,605 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,337 number | 302,750 number | 373,196 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 379,320 number | 379,320 number | 379,320 number | 1 |
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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon was 379,320 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 379,320 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,809 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/