School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 954,927 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 954,927 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 954,927 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 181,009, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 209,269 | 181,009 | 237,706 | 10 |
| 1980s | 286,425 | 244,202 | 338,001 | 10 |
| 1990s | 409,892 | 350,056 | 479,504 | 10 |
| 2000s | 557,484 | 494,044 | 622,384 | 10 |
| 2010s | 700,355 | 635,225 | 783,690 | 10 |
| 2020s | 884,318 | 809,676 | 954,927 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 36 Argentina 1.05 million compare
- 37 Madagascar 1.05 million compare
- 38 Morocco 961,707 compare
- 40 Côte d’Ivoire 941,160 compare
- 41 Niger 884,412 compare
- 42 Syrian Arab Republic 882,158 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon was 954,927 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 954,927 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,009 in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release