School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 335,727 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 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, male in Cameroon is 335,727 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 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 335,727 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73,212 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73,212 number | — |
| 1971 | 75,447 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 77,942 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 80,725 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 83,796 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 86,963 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 89,929 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 92,832 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 96,125 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 99,752 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 103,469 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 107,004 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 110,538 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 114,459 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 118,733 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 123,179 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 127,581 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 132,001 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 136,931 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 142,184 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 147,713 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 153,542 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 159,772 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 166,230 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 172,903 number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 179,393 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 185,132 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 190,429 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 195,975 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 201,740 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 207,149 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 211,532 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 215,324 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 219,452 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 223,911 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 228,337 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 232,340 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 235,952 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 240,319 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 245,099 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 250,625 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 257,508 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 265,508 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 273,803 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 282,431 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 291,288 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 300,032 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 308,704 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 317,667 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 326,833 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 335,727 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85,672 number | 73,212 number | 99,752 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 121,608 number | 103,469 number | 142,184 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 175,283 number | 147,713 number | 201,740 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 225,942 number | 207,149 number | 245,099 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,440 number | 250,625 number | 326,833 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 335,727 number | 335,727 number | 335,727 number | 1 |
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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, last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon was 335,727 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 335,727 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,212 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.