School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 494,573 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon stood at 494,573 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 494,573 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 279,781 number, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 32nd 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 non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 279,781 number | — |
| 1999 | 290,657 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 302,806 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 315,651 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 327,816 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 339,906 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 351,561 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 362,897 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 374,429 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 384,823 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 395,190 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 404,699 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 413,388 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 422,101 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 430,289 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 438,661 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 446,801 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 455,013 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 463,832 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 472,275 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 482,018 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 494,573 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 285,219 number | 279,781 number | 290,657 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 355,978 number | 302,806 number | 404,699 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 451,895 number | 413,388 number | 494,573 number | 10 |
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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, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Cameroon was 494,573 number in 2019, 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 494,573 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 279,781 number in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.