School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.52 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cameroon is 1.52 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 1.52 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 386,234 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 449,334 number | 386,234 number | 521,280 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 637,820 number | 538,856 number | 751,549 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 869,600 number | 776,774 number | 950,955 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million number | 965,182 number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 1.52 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 386,234 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.