Over-age students, primary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Over-age students, primary, male was 12.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Cameroon stood at 12.7%.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 35.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.7% | — |
| 1972 | 27.2% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 25.1% | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 35.0% | +39.4% |
| 1975 | 26.0% | -25.6% |
| 1976 | 25.3% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 23.9% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -47.9% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +44.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 23.7% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.3% | 14.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Cameroon?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Cameroon was 12.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.