School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 1.25 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.25 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
32nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.25 million number
in 2020
All-time low
272,127 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cameroon stood at 1.25 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 1.25 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 272,127 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 32nd 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, male (number) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 272,127 number | — |
| 1971 | 278,989 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 286,024 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 294,391 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 304,126 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 315,181 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 327,099 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 338,440 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 350,294 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 362,729 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 375,914 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 389,775 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 403,251 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 417,275 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 431,956 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 447,594 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 464,209 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 480,364 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 497,714 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 516,133 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 535,443 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 555,564 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 576,162 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 598,536 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 622,586 number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 648,014 number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 673,893 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 698,042 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 721,564 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 744,540 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 767,367 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 789,863 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 809,984 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 828,784 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 846,433 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 863,844 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 881,529 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 896,827 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 913,036 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 929,909 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 947,304 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 965,864 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 986,170 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million number | +3.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.25 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 365,884 number, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.25 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 450,520 number, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 312,940 number | 272,127 number | 362,729 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 442,418 number | 375,914 number | 516,133 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 637,434 number | 535,443 number | 744,540 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 852,758 number | 767,367 number | 929,909 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 947,304 number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.25 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 29 Madagascar 1.30 million number compare
- 30 Thailand 1.30 million number compare
- 31 Angola 1.25 million number compare
- 33 Iran 1.23 million number compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
- 35 United Kingdom 1.19 million number compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cameroon was 1.25 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 272,127 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.