School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 10.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon stood at 10.36 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon peaked at 11.49 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.19 years, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.19 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.34 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 5.69 years | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 5.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.07 years | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 7.53 years | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 7.95 years | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 7.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.83 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.61 years | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.37 years | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 8.76 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.3 years | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 9.99 years | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 10.61 years | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 11.2 years | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 11.49 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.46 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.13 years | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 10.31 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.36 years | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10.36 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5 years, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10.36 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.15 years, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +40.8% | 5.73 years | 8.07 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.44 years | 5.19 years | 5.73 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.15 years | 7.53 years | 9.3 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.95 years | 9.99 years | 11.49 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.27 years | 10.13 years | 10.36 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon was 10.36 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.49 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release