School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7486 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon is 0.7486 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 0.7734 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0665 years, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 168th 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 | 0.0986 years | 0.0665 years | 0.129 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2052 years | 0.1416 years | 0.2737 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2277 years | 0.1972 years | 0.2551 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3514 years | 0.2676 years | 0.4783 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6608 years | 0.5111 years | 0.7734 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7228 years | 0.6919 years | 0.7486 years | 4 |
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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, male in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Cameroon was 0.7486 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7734 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0665 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release