School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 589,324 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 589,324 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is 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, male in Cameroon peaked at 589,324 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 278,081, in 1998.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 278,081 | — |
| 1999 | 287,791 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 298,010 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 310,024 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 323,120 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 330,978 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 336,802 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 346,735 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 358,717 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 370,268 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 380,262 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 388,894 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 397,905 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 407,932 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 417,035 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 425,292 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 433,321 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 444,041 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 452,164 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 460,740 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 471,360 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 485,835 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 499,492 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 512,082 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 527,733 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 547,741 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 569,329 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 589,324 | +3.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 589,324 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 159,397, 3.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 589,324 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 233,239, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282,936 | 278,081 | 287,791 | 2 |
| 2000s | 344,381 | 298,010 | 388,894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 439,562 | 397,905 | 485,835 | 10 |
| 2020s | 540,950 | 499,492 | 589,324 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon was 589,324 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 589,324 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,081 in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release