School age population, upper secondary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 834,999 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Cameroon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 834,999 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020. 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 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 834,999 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 184,483 number, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 41st 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 | 207,912 number | 184,483 number | 237,207 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 289,657 number | 246,173 number | 337,365 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 414,269 number | 349,934 number | 488,254 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 581,064 number | 507,430 number | 645,482 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 723,503 number | 658,926 number | 808,989 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 834,999 number | 834,999 number | 834,999 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, male in Cameroon?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Cameroon was 834,999 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 834,999 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,483 number in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.