Compulsory education, duration in Cameroon
Cameroon: Compulsory education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Cameroon, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Cameroon is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Cameroon peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
That places Cameroon 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 177 Benin 6 years compare
- 177 Comoros 6 years compare
- 177 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 years compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Guyana 6 years compare
- 177 Haiti 6 years compare
- 177 Iraq 6 years compare
- 177 Jamaica 6 years compare
- 177 Liberia 6 years compare
- 177 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 177 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 6 years compare
- 177 Singapore 6 years compare
- 177 Suriname 6 years compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 11.47 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Cameroon?
- Compulsory education, duration in Cameroon was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Cameroon ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.