School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 11.34 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11.34 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon peaked at 11.34 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.23 years, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 131st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.23 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 5.33 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.69 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 5.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.83 years | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3 years | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7 years | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 7.67 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.58 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.39 years | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.15 years | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 8.52 years | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.05 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 9.74 years | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 10.37 years | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 10.99 years | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 11.33 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.34 years | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.34 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.34 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +37.1% | 5.71 years | 7.83 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.44 years | 5.23 years | 5.71 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.91 years | 7.3 years | 9.05 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.75 years | 9.74 years | 11.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon was 11.34 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 years in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 131st out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.