School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 1.18 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Cameroon, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Cameroon is 1.18 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Cameroon peaked at 1.18 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 555,379, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 555,379 | — |
| 1999 | 574,808 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 595,145 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 619,006 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 645,033 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 660,652 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 672,178 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 691,944 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 715,764 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 738,755 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 758,767 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 776,250 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 794,576 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 814,796 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 832,885 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 849,082 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 865,100 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 887,001 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 903,456 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 920,766 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 942,065 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 971,056 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 998,149 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.14 million | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 1.18 million | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 565,094 | 555,379 | 574,808 | 2 |
| 2000s | 687,349 | 595,145 | 776,250 | 10 |
| 2010s | 878,078 | 794,576 | 971,056 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million | 998,149 | 1.18 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Cameroon?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Cameroon was 1.18 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,379 in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release