School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.715 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.715 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon peaked at 0.773 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0621 years, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 150th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0621 years | — |
| 1976 | 0.0906 years | +45.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0947 years | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0994 years | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1235 years | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1323 years | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1439 years | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1304 years | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1771 years | +35.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2136 years | +20.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2155 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2409 years | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2404 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2388 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2362 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2299 years | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2102 years | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2061 years | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1928 years | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1968 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2131 years | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2525 years | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2582 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2652 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2727 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3368 years | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3645 years | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3589 years | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3802 years | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4495 years | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.477 years | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5095 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5346 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5947 years | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6783 years | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7397 years | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.773 years | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.719 years | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.691 years | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.715 years | +3.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.715 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 years, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.715 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6841 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0941 years | 0.0621 years | 0.1235 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1927 years | 0.1304 years | 0.2409 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2155 years | 0.1928 years | 0.2388 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3416 years | 0.2525 years | 0.477 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6617 years | 0.5095 years | 0.773 years | 9 |
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon was 0.715 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.773 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0621 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.