School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7001 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.7001 years
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
152nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.7592 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.0646 years
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2019

00.20.40.60.81971199520191971: 0.065 years1976: 0.095 years1977: 0.1 years1978: 0.102 years1979: 0.128 years1980: 0.14 years1981: 0.148 years1983: 0.143 years1984: 0.18 years1985: 0.206 years1986: 0.225 years1987: 0.243 years1988: 0.264 years1989: 0.248 years1990: 0.24 years1991: 0.234 years1992: 0.228 years1994: 0.211 years1995: 0.207 years1997: 0.188 years1998: 0.195 years1999: 0.224 years2000: 0.255 years2001: 0.255 years2002: 0.264 years2003: 0.27 years2004: 0.338 years2005: 0.361 years2006: 0.355 years2007: 0.375 years2008: 0.439 years2009: 0.463 years2010: 0.498 years2011: 0.519 years2012: 0.578 years2014: 0.663 years2015: 0.728 years2016: 0.759 years2017: 0.707 years2018: 0.678 years2019: 0.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon is 0.7001 years, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 0.7592 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0646 years, in 1971.

That places Cameroon 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2019.
Year years Change
1971 0.0646 years
1976 0.0954 years +47.7%
1977 0.0997 years +4.5%
1978 0.102 years +2.3%
1979 0.1279 years +25.4%
1980 0.14 years +9.5%
1981 0.148 years +5.8%
1983 0.1431 years -3.3%
1984 0.1795 years +25.4%
1985 0.2063 years +14.9%
1986 0.2249 years +9.0%
1987 0.2425 years +7.8%
1988 0.2637 years +8.7%
1989 0.2484 years -5.8%
1990 0.2399 years -3.4%
1991 0.234 years -2.5%
1992 0.2275 years -2.8%
1994 0.2111 years -7.2%
1995 0.2069 years -2.0%
1997 0.1875 years -9.4%
1998 0.1953 years +4.1%
1999 0.2239 years +14.7%
2000 0.2546 years +13.7%
2001 0.2554 years +0.3%
2002 0.2641 years +3.4%
2003 0.2705 years +2.4%
2004 0.3375 years +24.8%
2005 0.3608 years +6.9%
2006 0.3552 years -1.6%
2007 0.3753 years +5.7%
2008 0.4392 years +17.0%
2009 0.4632 years +5.5%
2010 0.4979 years +7.5%
2011 0.5185 years +4.1%
2012 0.5782 years +11.5%
2014 0.6626 years +14.6%
2015 0.7275 years +9.8%
2016 0.7592 years +4.4%
2017 0.7073 years -6.8%
2018 0.6777 years -4.2%
2019 0.7001 years +3.3%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.7001 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.12 years, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.7001 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0979 years 0.0646 years 0.1279 years 5
1980s 0.1996 years 0.14 years 0.2637 years 9
1990s 0.2158 years 0.1875 years 0.2399 years 8
2000s 0.3376 years 0.2546 years 0.4632 years 10
2010s 0.6477 years 0.4979 years 0.7592 years 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 149 Bermuda 0.7423 years compare
  2. 150 Cambodia 0.736 years compare
  3. 151 South Africa 0.7027 years compare
  4. 153 Namibia 0.6771 years compare
  5. 154 Bhutan 0.6552 years compare
  6. 155 Bahamas 0.6526 years compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon was 0.7001 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.7592 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0646 years in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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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.