School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 3.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.39 years
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
180th
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.77 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.8597 years
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2023
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 180th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8597 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9346 years | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 1.02 years | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.2 years | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 1.3 years | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 1.42 years | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 1.52 years | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1.59 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.64 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.73 years | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 1.68 years | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.79 years | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.84 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.93 years | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.06 years | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 2.13 years | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.24 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.31 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.18 years | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.91 years | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 2.06 years | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 2.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.6 years | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 2.55 years | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.36 years | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.16 years | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.91 years | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 2.64 years | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 3.03 years | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 3.28 years | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 3.92 years | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 4.11 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.26 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.6 years | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.77 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.55 years | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.46 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.39 years | -2.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.39 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05 years, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.39 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.29 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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 180th out of 213 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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February 2026 Data Release