School age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, early childhood education, male was 865,240 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 865,240 for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon peaked at 865,240 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 447,916, 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 447,916 | — |
| 1999 | 455,658 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 462,844 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 469,485 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 477,760 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 490,018 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 505,193 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 519,438 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 532,264 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 548,013 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 567,992 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 589,441 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 610,117 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 628,430 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 645,519 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 663,450 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 681,508 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 698,595 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 712,766 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 726,260 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 739,728 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 754,309 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 776,916 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 805,449 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 829,324 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 845,717 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 856,746 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 865,240 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 451,787 | 447,916 | 455,658 | 2 |
| 2000s | 516,245 | 462,844 | 589,441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 686,068 | 610,117 | 754,309 | 10 |
| 2020s | 829,899 | 776,916 | 865,240 | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0863 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0953 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Cameroon was 865,240 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 865,240 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 447,916 in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release