School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 1.16 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.16 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.16 million number
in 2018
All-time low
270,633 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cameroon stood at 1.16 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 1.16 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 270,633 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 48th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 270,633 number | — |
| 1971 | 277,892 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 284,930 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 292,517 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 300,336 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 308,255 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 316,328 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 323,644 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 331,498 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 340,414 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 350,696 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 362,269 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 374,177 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 387,209 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 401,052 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 415,589 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 430,971 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 445,904 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 461,839 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 478,635 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 496,153 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 514,352 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 531,982 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 550,492 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 569,920 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 590,370 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 611,888 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 632,846 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 655,125 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 679,284 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 705,558 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 733,766 number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 761,989 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 791,449 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 821,238 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 850,870 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 880,525 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 906,916 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 933,400 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 959,380 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 984,401 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million number | +1.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.16 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.16 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 304,645 number | 270,633 number | 340,414 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 410,834 number | 350,696 number | 478,635 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 583,241 number | 496,153 number | 679,284 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 834,509 number | 705,558 number | 959,380 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 984,401 number | 1.16 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Cameroon was 1.16 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,633 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.