School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.52 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.52 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
47th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.52 million number
in 2019
All-time low
386,234 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 386,234 number | — |
| 1971 | 396,391 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 411,335 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 426,137 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 440,581 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 454,525 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 467,860 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 485,560 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 503,441 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 521,280 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 538,856 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 555,982 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 577,892 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 600,092 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 622,444 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 644,903 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 667,367 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 695,296 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 723,824 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 751,549 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 776,774 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 797,712 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 822,564 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 845,278 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 865,632 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 883,618 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 899,413 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 918,495 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 935,558 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 950,955 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 965,182 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 978,917 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million number | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.52 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.52 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.