Benin vs Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Benin
67.7%
in 2016
Cameroon
65.4%
in 2016
Benin rank
153rd
Cameroon rank
154th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
203040506070199920072016

How they compare

Benin currently reports 67.7% against 65.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Cameroon ahead.

Benin ranks 153rd and Cameroon ranks 154th of 188 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cameroon Difference Ahead
2000s 27.0% 30.2% 3.1% Cameroon
2010s 60.5% 60.6% 0.0% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Benin or Cameroon?
Benin, at 67.7% against 65.4% in Cameroon as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Benin and Cameroon?
2.3%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Benin ranks 153rd and Cameroon ranks 154th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.