Population, age 3, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, age 3, total was 568,163 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 3, total in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 3, total in Cameroon stood at 568,163.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 3, total in Cameroon peaked at 577,794 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 422,619, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 456,710 | 422,619 | 485,009 | 10 |
| 2000s | 530,544 | 491,576 | 571,545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 574,384 | 568,163 | 577,794 | 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 3, total in Cameroon?
- Population, age 3, total in Cameroon was 568,163 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 3, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 577,794 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, age 3, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 422,619 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, age 3, total?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 3, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 3, 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.