Population, age 20, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, age 20, total was 440,120 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 440,120 for population, age 20, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Cameroon peaked at 440,120 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 223,840, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263,865 | 223,840 | 307,959 | 10 |
| 2000s | 364,520 | 318,684 | 405,042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 424,564 | 411,903 | 440,120 | 5 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.26 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Cameroon?
- Population, age 20, total in Cameroon was 440,120 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 440,120 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,840 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, age 20, total?
- Cameroon ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.