School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.23 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.23 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female 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 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 1.23 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 271,021 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 271,021 number | — |
| 1971 | 277,802 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 284,855 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 293,129 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 302,690 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 313,517 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 325,202 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 336,477 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 348,222 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 360,536 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 373,585 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 387,297 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 400,794 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 414,785 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 429,416 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 445,014 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 461,572 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 477,683 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 494,790 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 512,807 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 531,605 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 551,162 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 571,282 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 593,112 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 616,637 number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 641,621 number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 667,150 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 691,004 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 714,206 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 736,882 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 759,418 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 781,572 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 801,665 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 820,236 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 837,512 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 854,470 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 871,665 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 886,789 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 902,667 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 919,181 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 936,280 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 954,648 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 974,715 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 999,234 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 311,345 number | 271,021 number | 360,536 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 439,774 number | 373,585 number | 512,807 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 631,466 number | 531,605 number | 736,882 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 843,518 number | 759,418 number | 919,181 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 936,280 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.23 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Madagascar 1.29 million number compare
- 29 Iraq 1.28 million number compare
- 30 Angola 1.26 million number compare
- 32 Thailand 1.23 million number compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.17 million number compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cameroon was 1.23 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 271,021 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.