School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.7562 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Cameroon stood at 0.7562 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Cameroon peaked at 0.9403 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.045 years, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 125th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.045 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0552 years | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0683 years | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0819 years | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0906 years | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3104 years | +242.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3127 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3109 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3529 years | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4485 years | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4769 years | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4396 years | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6081 years | +38.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6152 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6955 years | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7381 years | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8616 years | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9146 years | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9403 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6631 years | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7034 years | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7562 years | +7.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.7562 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.7562 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5392 years, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male 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 | +242.8% | 0.0906 years | 0.3104 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0682 years | 0.045 years | 0.0906 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4075 years | 0.3104 years | 0.6081 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7653 years | 0.6152 years | 0.9403 years | 9 |
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, male in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Cameroon was 0.7562 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9403 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 125th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. 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, male (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.