School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, early childhood education, female (number) was 850,072 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon stood at 850,072. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon peaked at 850,072 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 444,930, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 53rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 444,930 | — |
| 1999 | 452,496 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 459,660 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 466,227 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 474,523 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 486,875 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 501,994 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 515,972 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 528,490 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 544,095 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 563,909 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 585,107 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 605,635 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 623,977 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 641,142 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 658,699 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 675,982 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 692,107 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 705,337 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 717,738 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 730,002 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 743,669 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 765,338 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 792,706 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 815,597 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 831,251 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 841,804 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 850,072 | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 850,072 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 476,288, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 850,072 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 597,304, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 448,713 | 444,930 | 452,496 | 2 |
| 2000s | 512,685 | 459,660 | 585,107 | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,429 | 605,635 | 743,669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 816,128 | 765,338 | 850,072 | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Cameroon was 850,072 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 850,072 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 444,930 in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release