How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?

Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cameroon

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cameroon
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 10.6 years in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

10.6 years

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

22nd

of 188 countries

All-time high

10.6 years

in 2016

All-time low

7.99 years

in 2006

Years of data

2003–2016

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cameroon, 2003–2016

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 10.6 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cameroon peaked at 10.6 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.99 years, in 2006.

Cameroon ranks 22nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	8.39 years	7.99 years	9.01 years	7
2010s	10.15 years	9.61 years	10.6 years	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

19 Nauru 10.84 years compare
20 Belize 10.73 years compare
21 Denmark 10.67 years compare
23 Oman 10.58 years compare
24 Argentina 10.57 years compare
25 Lesotho 10.56 years compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0641 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4,583 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 362.18 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cameroon?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cameroon was 10.6 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 10.6 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 7.99 years in 2006.
How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?: Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.