School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4.25 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.25 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 4.25 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 969,524 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 million number | 969,524 number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 million number | 1.97 million number | 2.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 million number | 2.63 million number | 3.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 million number | 3.25 million number | 4.16 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 million number | 4.25 million number | 4.25 million number | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 4.25 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 969,524 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.