School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 2.14 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.14 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
34th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.14 million number
in 2020
All-time low
485,835 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Cameroon is 2.14 million number, measured 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 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 2.14 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 485,835 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.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 485,835 number | — |
| 1971 | 501,088 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 519,468 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 538,721 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 558,208 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 577,254 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 595,335 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 616,867 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 639,586 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 662,820 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 685,826 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 708,096 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 734,233 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 761,733 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 790,073 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 818,778 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 847,440 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 879,918 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 915,062 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 951,887 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 989,188 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.24 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.40 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.42 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.59 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.63 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.68 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million number | +2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.14 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 740,623 number, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.14 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 569,518 number | 485,835 number | 662,820 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 809,305 number | 685,826 number | 951,887 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million number | 989,188 number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million number | 1.63 million number | 2.10 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.14 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, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, primary education, male in Cameroon was 2.14 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,835 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.