School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.48 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
32nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.48 million number
in 2020
All-time low
543,148 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.48 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 2.48 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 543,148 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 32nd of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 543,148 number | — |
| 1971 | 556,791 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 570,879 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 587,520 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 606,816 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 628,698 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 652,301 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 674,917 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 698,516 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 723,265 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 749,499 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 777,072 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 804,045 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 832,060 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 861,372 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 892,608 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 925,781 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 958,047 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 992,504 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.24 million number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.39 million number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.44 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.57 million number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.78 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.82 million number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.85 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.27 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.34 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.41 million number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.48 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 624,285 number | 543,148 number | 723,265 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 882,193 number | 749,499 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.70 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.85 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 million number | 1.88 million number | 2.41 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million number | 2.48 million number | 2.48 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 29 Madagascar 2.59 million number compare
- 30 Thailand 2.53 million number compare
- 31 Angola 2.51 million number compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 2.44 million number compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.39 million number compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.33 million number compare
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 2.48 million number in 2020, 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 2.48 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 543,148 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.