School age population, pre-primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 754,416 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Cameroon is 754,416 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 754,416 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 192,477 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 223,894 number | 192,477 number | 259,732 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 317,302 number | 268,465 number | 373,524 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,764 number | 386,031 number | 471,785 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 529,407 number | 478,750 number | 598,838 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 688,342 number | 616,921 number | 754,416 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Cameroon was 754,416 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 754,416 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,477 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.