Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 378,344 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cameroon stood at 378,344 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 378,344 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89,891 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 37th 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89,891 number | — |
| 1971 | 92,577 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 96,120 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 99,644 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 103,106 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 106,445 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 109,615 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 113,755 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 117,942 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 122,143 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 126,283 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 130,313 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 135,411 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 140,607 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 145,872 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 151,167 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 156,444 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 162,901 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 169,707 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 176,557 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 183,111 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 188,992 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 195,564 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 201,647 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 207,192 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 212,117 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 216,415 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 221,570 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 226,131 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 230,196 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 233,797 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 237,043 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 241,899 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 246,709 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 251,589 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 256,648 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 262,011 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 269,446 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 278,045 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 287,241 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 296,422 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 304,826 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 314,086 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 323,242 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 332,107 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 340,499 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 348,237 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 356,588 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 364,414 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 371,685 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 378,344 number | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 378,344 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 378,344 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105,124 number | 89,891 number | 122,143 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 149,526 number | 126,283 number | 176,557 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 208,294 number | 183,111 number | 230,196 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,443 number | 233,797 number | 287,241 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 335,211 number | 296,422 number | 371,685 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 378,344 number | 378,344 number | 378,344 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, male in Cameroon?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cameroon was 378,344 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 378,344 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,891 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.