Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 371,487 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cameroon stood at 371,487 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 371,487 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89,400 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 35th 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, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89,400 number | — |
| 1971 | 92,049 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 95,531 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 99,006 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 102,435 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 105,762 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 108,949 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 113,049 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 117,208 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 121,382 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 125,498 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 129,497 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 134,482 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 139,530 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 144,633 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 149,774 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 154,935 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 161,231 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 167,889 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 174,610 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 181,054 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 186,847 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 193,246 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 199,151 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 204,524 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 209,308 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 213,505 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 218,523 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 222,960 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 226,905 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 230,374 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 233,457 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 238,250 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 242,980 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 247,768 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 252,724 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 257,976 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 265,318 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 273,809 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 282,891 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 291,968 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 300,287 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 309,299 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 318,187 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 326,784 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 334,913 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 342,424 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 350,482 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 358,017 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 365,029 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 371,487 number | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 371,487 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 371,487 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104,477 number | 89,400 number | 121,382 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 148,208 number | 125,498 number | 174,610 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 205,602 number | 181,054 number | 226,905 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,555 number | 230,374 number | 282,891 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 329,739 number | 291,968 number | 365,029 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 371,487 number | 371,487 number | 371,487 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, female in Cameroon?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cameroon was 371,487 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 371,487 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,400 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.