School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 490,431 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon stood at 490,431 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 490,431 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 278,095 number, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 278,095 number | — |
| 1999 | 288,879 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 300,910 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 313,522 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 325,545 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 337,537 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 349,122 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 360,336 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 371,650 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 381,996 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 392,364 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 401,862 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 410,446 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 418,957 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 427,005 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 435,312 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 443,441 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 451,585 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 460,173 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 468,431 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 478,007 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 490,431 number | +2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 490,431 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 156,006 number, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 490,431 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 205,333 number, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283,487 number | 278,095 number | 288,879 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 353,484 number | 300,910 number | 401,862 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 448,379 number | 410,446 number | 490,431 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Cameroon was 490,431 number in 2019, 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 490,431 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,095 number in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.