School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.79 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.79 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
32nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.79 million
in 2025
All-time low
547,068
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon is 2.79 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 2.79 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 547,068, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 547,068 | — |
| 1971 | 564,578 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 582,136 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 599,801 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 617,748 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 635,421 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 653,260 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 670,825 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 690,312 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 712,860 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 738,436 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 770,267 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 802,661 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 831,030 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 864,616 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 898,507 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 931,194 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 963,652 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 995,456 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.31 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.66 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.08 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.15 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.22 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.30 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.53 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.73 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 2.79 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 627,401 | 547,068 | 712,860 | 10 |
| 1980s | 882,464 | 738,436 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million | 1.06 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 million | 1.47 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million | 1.82 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 million | 2.46 million | 2.79 million | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 2.79 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 547,068 in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release