Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 749,831 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 749,831 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cameroon peaked at 749,831 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 179,291 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 179,291 number | — |
| 1971 | 184,626 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 191,651 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 198,650 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 205,541 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 212,207 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 218,564 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 226,804 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 235,150 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 243,525 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 251,781 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 259,810 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 269,893 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 280,137 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 290,505 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 300,941 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 311,379 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 324,132 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 337,596 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 351,167 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 364,165 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 375,839 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 388,810 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 400,798 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 411,716 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 421,425 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 429,920 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 440,093 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 449,091 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 457,101 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 464,171 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 470,500 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 480,149 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 489,689 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 499,357 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 509,372 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 519,987 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 534,764 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 551,854 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 570,132 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 588,390 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 605,113 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 623,385 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 641,429 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 658,891 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 675,412 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 690,661 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 707,070 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 722,431 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 736,714 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 749,831 number | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 749,831 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 749,831 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 209,601 number | 179,291 number | 243,525 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 297,734 number | 251,781 number | 351,167 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 413,896 number | 364,165 number | 457,101 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 508,998 number | 464,171 number | 570,132 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 664,950 number | 588,390 number | 736,714 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 749,831 number | 749,831 number | 749,831 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cameroon?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cameroon was 749,831 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 749,831 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,291 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.