School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 10.36 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971β2023
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 144th out of 177 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.
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
- 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, 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 144th out of 177 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