School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.21 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.21 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 4.39 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5965 years, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8919 years | 0.5965 years | 1.21 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.52 years | 1.26 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 years | 1.72 years | 1.98 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.22 years | 1.71 years | 2.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 years | 3.6 years | 4.39 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.26 years | 3.21 years | 3.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 171 Pakistan 3.42 years compare
- 172 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.33 years compare
- 173 Angola 3.22 years compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 3.19 years compare
- 176 Zimbabwe 3.19 years compare
- 177 Eritrea, The State of 3.18 years compare
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, secondary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cameroon was 3.21 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5965 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release