Over-age students, primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Over-age students, primary was 12.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Cameroon, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12.0% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Cameroon peaked at 33.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 22.8% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (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, total 11.47 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Cameroon?
- Over-age students, primary in Cameroon was 12.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for over-age students, primary?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.