School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.6702 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.6702 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Cameroon peaked at 0.7554 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 years, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 133rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018, 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 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0038 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0056 years | +47.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0086 years | +55.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 years | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0143 years | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1978 years | +1285.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1992 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1981 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2318 years | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.322 years | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3706 years | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3485 years | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4785 years | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5002 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5112 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5706 years | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.667 years | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7128 years | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7554 years | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5844 years | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5722 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6702 years | +17.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.6702 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.6702 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 | +1285.8% | 0.0143 years | 0.1978 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 years | 0.0038 years | 0.0143 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2933 years | 0.1978 years | 0.4785 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.616 years | 0.5002 years | 0.7554 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Lesotho 0.7027 years compare
- 131 Nepal 0.6845 years compare
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6826 years compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6681 years compare
- 135 Iraq 0.5993 years compare
- 136 Uzbekistan 0.5675 years compare
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 0.6702 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7554 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. 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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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.