IntervaOpen the desk

World Bank · Education

Cameroon: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes

765,822count · 2020+25.5% since 2010

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/ Annual figures for Cameroon from 1970 to 2020.

19812020

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2020765,822
2019753,410
2018739,897
2017725,266
2016709,576
2015695,186
2014679,306
2013662,256
2012644,369
2011626,036
2010610,315
2009591,901
2008572,570
2007553,860
2006536,944
2005524,906
2004513,764
2003503,211
2002492,929
2001482,731
2000476,144
1999469,124
1998461,380
1997452,712
1996442,992
1995434,925
1994425,709
1993415,286
1992403,693
1991391,071
1990380,097
1989367,274
1988353,446
1987339,413
1986325,825
1985314,878
1984303,930
1983293,038
1982282,231
1981271,583
1980263,216
1979254,620
1978245,894
1977237,155
1976228,520
1975221,971
1974215,111
1973208,005
1972200,733
1971193,413
1970188,200

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Bank (2026). School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

CSV, all countriesJSON, CameroonAPI and MCP

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes in other countries

Rank Cameroon against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

Cameroon: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (1970–2020) · Interva