School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.86 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cameroon, 1971β2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12.86 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2016.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cameroon peaked at 12.96 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.39 years, in 1972.
Cameroon ranks 98th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6 years | 7.39 years | 7.84 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.53 years | 8.99 years | 10.68 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4 years | 11.47 years | 12.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 95 Venezuela 13.14 years compare
- 96 Nepal 12.92 years compare
- 97 Seychelles 12.92 years compare
- 99 Belize 12.86 years compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 12.84 years compare
- 101 Philippines 12.82 years compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cameroon was 12.86 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.96 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.39 years in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 98th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, male (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.