Official entrance age to pre primary education in Cameroon
Cameroon: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 4 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4
in 1970
All-time low
4
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970β2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Cameroon, 1970β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4 for official entrance age to pre primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Cameroon peaked at 4 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 14th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Aruba 4 compare
- 14 Benin 4 compare
- 14 Bermuda 4 compare
- 14 Bolivia 4 compare
- 14 Brazil 4 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 4 compare
- 14 Djibouti 4 compare
- 14 Egypt 4 compare
- 14 El Salvador 4 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Eritrea 4 compare
- 14 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 14 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 4 compare
- 14 Ghana 4 compare
- 14 Greece 4 compare
- 14 Guatemala 4 compare
- 14 Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Guyana 4 compare
- 14 Iraq 4 compare
- 14 Jordan 4 compare
- 14 Kuwait 4 compare
- 14 Libya 4 compare
- 14 Malaysia 4 compare
- 14 Maldives 4 compare
- 14 Mali 4 compare
- 14 Morocco 4 compare
- 14 Nauru 4 compare
- 14 Niger 4 compare
- 14 Oman 4 compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 4 compare
- 14 Panama 4 compare
- 14 Seychelles 4 compare
- 14 Sudan 4 compare
- 14 Suriname 4 compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 compare
- 14 Tonga 4 compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Cameroon?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Cameroon was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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