School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 1.16 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.16 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
49th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.16 million number
in 2018
All-time low
267,769 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in Cameroon, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Cameroon is 1.16 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 1.16 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 267,769 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 49th 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, male (number) (School male) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 267,769 number | — |
| 1971 | 275,506 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 283,084 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 291,299 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 299,685 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 308,035 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 316,469 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 323,874 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 331,713 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 340,613 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 350,972 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 362,734 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 374,762 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 387,943 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 401,922 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 416,590 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 432,142 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 447,118 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 463,072 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 479,861 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 497,379 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 515,649 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 533,250 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 551,754 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 571,250 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 591,883 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 613,725 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 635,030 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 657,645 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 682,114 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 708,729 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 737,441 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 766,152 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 795,992 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 826,085 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 856,032 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 886,094 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 912,733 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 939,351 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 965,373 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 990,418 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.14 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 527,840 number, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.16 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 569,382 number, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 303,805 number | 267,769 number | 340,613 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 411,712 number | 350,972 number | 479,861 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 584,968 number | 497,379 number | 682,114 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 839,398 number | 708,729 number | 965,373 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million number | 990,418 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, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Cameroon was 1.16 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,769 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.