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 386,502 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 15.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 409.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 4,583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 287.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 5,729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 2.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9,946 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 427.48 (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 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 age 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 age 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 age?
- Cameroon ranks 36th 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 25.7%. 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/