School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 2.11 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.11 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
34th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.11 million number
in 2020
All-time low
483,689 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Cameroon stood at 2.11 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 2.11 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 483,689 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 483,689 number | — |
| 1971 | 498,649 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 516,711 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 535,657 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 554,885 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 573,761 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 591,816 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 613,175 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 635,724 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 658,810 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 681,730 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 703,975 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 729,884 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 756,959 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 784,720 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 812,748 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 840,726 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 872,348 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 906,626 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 942,631 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 979,203 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.22 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.32 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.66 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.11 million number | +2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.11 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.11 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 566,288 number | 483,689 number | 658,810 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 803,235 number | 681,730 number | 942,631 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 979,203 number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million number | 1.61 million number | 2.06 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million number | 2.11 million number | 2.11 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, primary education, female in Cameroon was 2.11 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,689 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.