School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 587,910 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 587,910 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 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, female in Cameroon peaked at 587,910 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 277,298, 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, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 277,298 | — |
| 1999 | 287,017 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 297,135 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 308,982 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 321,913 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 329,674 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 335,376 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 345,209 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 357,047 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 368,487 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 378,505 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 387,356 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 396,671 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 406,864 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 415,850 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 423,790 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 431,779 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 442,960 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 451,292 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 460,026 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 470,705 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 485,221 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 498,657 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 511,017 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 526,583 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 546,515 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 567,971 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 587,910 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282,158 | 277,298 | 287,017 | 2 |
| 2000s | 342,968 | 297,135 | 387,356 | 10 |
| 2010s | 438,516 | 396,671 | 485,221 | 10 |
| 2020s | 539,776 | 498,657 | 587,910 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Madagascar 655,536 compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 632,712 compare
- 30 Morocco 610,474 compare
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 562,634 compare
- 33 Malaysia 553,446 compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 549,057 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon was 587,910 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 587,910 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,298 in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release