Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total was 1,825 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Cameroon stood at 1,825. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Cameroon peaked at 1,825 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 460, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 460 | — |
| 1965 | 503 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 550 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 619 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 707 | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 834 | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 990 | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 1,175 | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 1,384 | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 1,626 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 1,825 | +12.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,825 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,323, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,825 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,238, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 481.5 | 460 | 503 | 2 |
| 1970s | 584.5 | 550 | 619 | 2 |
| 1980s | 770.5 | 707 | 834 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,082 | 990 | 1,175 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,505 | 1,384 | 1,626 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,825 | 1,825 | 1,825 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Cameroon was 1,825 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,825 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, total is the total population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.