School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.66 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.66 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 1.66 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 368,692 number, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 40th out of 205 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 368,692 number | — |
| 1971 | 379,037 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 387,338 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 395,780 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 405,026 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 415,640 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 427,968 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 441,158 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 456,441 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 473,316 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 491,057 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 509,307 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 526,562 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 544,730 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 564,246 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 585,059 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 606,805 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 627,338 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 649,417 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 673,171 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 698,193 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 724,063 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 749,148 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 775,727 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 803,747 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 833,498 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 865,679 number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 898,856 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 934,750 number | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 972,481 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.15 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.24 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 415,040 number | 368,692 number | 473,316 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 577,769 number | 491,057 number | 673,171 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 825,614 number | 698,193 number | 972,481 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.61 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 million number | 1.66 million number | 1.66 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 1.66 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,692 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.