School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.7134 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Cameroon, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Cameroon stood at 0.7134 years.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 0.8481 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0243 years, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 131st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0454 years | 0.0243 years | 0.0809 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1024 years | 0.0806 years | 0.1286 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1842 years | 0.1459 years | 0.2457 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3313 years | 0.2323 years | 0.5434 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7028 years | 0.6036 years | 0.8481 years | 9 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (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, tertiary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Cameroon was 0.7134 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8481 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 131st out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.