School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 826,270 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
826,270 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
40th
of 205 countries
All-time high
826,270 number
in 2020
All-time low
184,209 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon stood at 826,270 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 826,270 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 184,209 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 40th of 205 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 184,209 number | — |
| 1971 | 189,161 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 193,298 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 197,540 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 202,167 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 207,429 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 213,511 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 220,119 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 227,738 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 236,109 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 244,884 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 253,903 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 262,560 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 271,651 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 281,370 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 291,702 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 302,496 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 312,831 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 323,923 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 335,806 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 348,259 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 361,073 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 373,548 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 386,698 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 400,500 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 415,138 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 431,011 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 447,547 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 465,453 number | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 484,227 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 503,075 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 521,436 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 538,045 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 554,297 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 570,749 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 587,193 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 602,789 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 615,017 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 627,028 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 639,570 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 652,631 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 665,637 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 676,962 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 688,782 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 701,347 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 715,617 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 732,835 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 752,856 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 775,991 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 800,827 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 826,270 number | +3.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 826,270 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 826,270 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 207,128 number | 184,209 number | 236,109 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 288,113 number | 244,884 number | 335,806 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 411,345 number | 348,259 number | 484,227 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 575,920 number | 503,075 number | 639,570 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 716,348 number | 652,631 number | 800,827 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 826,270 number | 826,270 number | 826,270 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, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon was 826,270 number in 2020, 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 826,270 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,209 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.