School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.8652 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.8652 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Cameroon peaked at 0.8652 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 years, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0039 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0057 years | +47.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 years | +53.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0106 years | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0144 years | +36.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2003 years | +1293.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2028 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2031 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.239 years | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3309 years | +38.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3808 years | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3625 years | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4917 years | +35.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5182 years | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5289 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5889 years | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6866 years | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7321 years | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7684 years | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5935 years | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5804 years | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6811 years | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7461 years | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7235 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8098 years | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7756 years | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7683 years | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8652 years | +12.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8652 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8776 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8652 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1293.6% | 0.0144 years | 0.2003 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0087 years | 0.0039 years | 0.0144 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3014 years | 0.2003 years | 0.4917 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6424 years | 0.5182 years | 0.7684 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7885 years | 0.7235 years | 0.8652 years | 5 |
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, tertiary, female in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Cameroon was 0.8652 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8652 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release