School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.39 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cameroon, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cameroon stood at 3.39 years.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cameroon peaked at 4.77 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8597 years, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 174th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 years | 0.8597 years | 1.59 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.89 years | 1.64 years | 2.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 years | 1.91 years | 2.31 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.53 years | 1.91 years | 3.28 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.39 years | 3.92 years | 4.77 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.48 years | 3.39 years | 3.55 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, secondary, male in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cameroon was 3.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8597 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 174th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release