School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 386,502 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
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon stood at 386,502 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cameroon peaked at 386,502 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94,391 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 36th 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 | 94,391 number | — |
| 1971 | 97,010 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 100,702 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 104,362 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 107,929 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 111,362 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 114,625 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 118,964 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 123,352 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 127,734 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 132,053 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 136,266 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 141,664 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 147,156 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 152,692 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 158,244 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 163,766 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 170,641 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 177,731 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 184,709 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 191,173 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 196,704 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 203,107 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 208,999 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 214,299 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 218,980 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 223,063 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 227,999 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 232,401 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 236,337 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 239,919 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 243,298 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 248,430 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 253,611 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 258,935 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 264,560 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 270,640 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 279,150 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 288,566 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 298,296 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 307,565 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 315,481 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 324,792 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 333,883 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 342,550 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 350,616 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 357,908 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 365,894 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 373,343 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 380,214 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 386,502 number | +1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 386,502 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 386,502 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110,043 number | 94,391 number | 127,734 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 156,492 number | 132,053 number | 184,709 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 215,306 number | 191,173 number | 236,337 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,540 number | 239,919 number | 298,296 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 345,225 number | 307,565 number | 380,214 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 386,502 number | 386,502 number | 386,502 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 386,502 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 386,502 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 94,391 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Cameroon ranks 36th 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 25.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/