School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 826,270 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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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 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.