School life expectancy, primary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.71 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, male in Cameroon stood at 6.71 years.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 7.5 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.82 years, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 63rd out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.64 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.4 years | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 6.33 years | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 6.64 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 6.54 years | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 6.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.42 years | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 6.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.37 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.59 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.46 years | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.97 years | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 6.42 years | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 6.68 years | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 6.49 years | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 5.65 years | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 5.27 years | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 5.13 years | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.82 years | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 5.01 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.26 years | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 5.45 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.47 years | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 6.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.81 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.75 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.67 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.99 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.26 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.24 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.39 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.09 years | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 6.56 years | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 6.71 years | +2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.71 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.38 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.71 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.62 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5 years | 6.33 years | 6.64 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.55 years | 6.37 years | 6.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.53 years | 4.82 years | 6.68 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.57 years | 5.51 years | 6.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 years | 6.56 years | 7.5 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, primary, male in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Cameroon was 6.71 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 years in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 63rd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, male (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.