School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 330,614 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon is 330,614 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 330,614 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72,948 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 38th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72,948 number | — |
| 1971 | 75,137 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 77,588 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 80,322 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 83,339 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 86,453 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 89,389 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 92,283 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 95,554 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 99,144 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 102,827 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 106,358 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 109,913 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 113,827 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 118,078 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 122,482 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 126,803 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 131,106 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 135,908 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 141,017 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 146,401 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 152,110 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 158,229 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 164,556 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 171,095 number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 177,466 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 183,108 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 188,302 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 193,769 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 199,471 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 204,807 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 209,076 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 212,811 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 216,864 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 221,221 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 225,536 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 229,430 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 232,990 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 237,281 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 241,972 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 247,421 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 254,263 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 262,169 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 270,367 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 278,898 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 287,626 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 296,165 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 304,558 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 313,212 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 322,046 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 330,614 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85,216 number | 72,948 number | 99,144 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,832 number | 102,827 number | 141,017 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 173,451 number | 146,401 number | 199,471 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 223,199 number | 204,807 number | 241,972 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 283,672 number | 247,421 number | 322,046 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,614 number | 330,614 number | 330,614 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon was 330,614 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 330,614 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,948 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.