School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 430,111 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
430,111
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
33rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
430,111
in 2025
All-time low
91,071
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cameroon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 430,111 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cameroon peaked at 430,111 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91,071, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 33rd out of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91,071 | — |
| 1971 | 94,332 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 97,785 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 101,963 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 106,292 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 110,908 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 114,958 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 119,251 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 122,985 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 127,040 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 131,025 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 135,259 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 140,215 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 144,763 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 149,288 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 154,744 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 160,096 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 167,539 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 173,954 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 175,613 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 180,135 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 186,144 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 193,039 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 198,530 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 203,128 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 207,154 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 212,093 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 217,121 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 221,178 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 225,116 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 228,899 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 232,296 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 235,563 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 240,613 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 247,796 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 255,787 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 262,032 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 268,626 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 277,850 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 288,604 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 299,311 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 309,295 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 317,645 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 326,450 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 335,614 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 344,910 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 352,547 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 359,022 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 365,894 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 372,624 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 380,490 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 395,245 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 409,036 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 419,155 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 425,464 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 430,111 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,658 | 91,071 | 127,040 | 10 |
| 1980s | 153,250 | 131,025 | 175,613 | 10 |
| 1990s | 204,364 | 180,135 | 225,116 | 10 |
| 2000s | 253,807 | 228,899 | 288,604 | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,331 | 299,311 | 372,624 | 10 |
| 2020s | 409,917 | 380,490 | 430,111 | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cameroon?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cameroon was 430,111 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 430,111 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,071 in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release