School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.7653 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.7653 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon peaked at 0.7819 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0637 years, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 167th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0946 years | 0.0637 years | 0.1245 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.197 years | 0.1325 years | 0.2531 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2258 years | 0.2009 years | 0.2524 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3523 years | 0.263 years | 0.4881 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6701 years | 0.5183 years | 0.7819 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7412 years | 0.7133 years | 0.7653 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Cameroon was 0.7653 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7819 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0637 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release