School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 768,808 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
768,808 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 206 countries
All-time high
768,808 number
in 2019
All-time low
193,757 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Cameroon, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Cameroon stood at 768,808 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 768,808 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 193,757 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 48th 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.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 193,757 number | — |
| 1971 | 198,851 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 206,388 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 213,836 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 221,085 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 228,060 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 234,702 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 243,599 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 252,583 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 261,548 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 270,391 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 279,030 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 290,152 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 301,441 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 312,803 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 324,185 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 335,499 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 349,626 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 364,036 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 378,025 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 390,743 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 401,301 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 413,917 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 425,470 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 435,827 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 444,967 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 452,963 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 462,663 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 471,337 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 479,170 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 486,432 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 493,474 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 504,119 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 514,942 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 526,162 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 538,125 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 551,169 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 569,209 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 588,792 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 608,603 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 626,960 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 641,951 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 660,542 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 678,565 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 695,612 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 711,337 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 725,393 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 740,972 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 755,459 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 768,808 number | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 768,808 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 768,808 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 504,502 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 225,441 number | 193,757 number | 261,548 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 320,519 number | 270,391 number | 378,025 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 437,836 number | 390,743 number | 479,170 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 538,103 number | 486,432 number | 608,603 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 700,560 number | 626,960 number | 768,808 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, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Cameroon was 768,808 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 768,808 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,757 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.