Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Cameroon
83.4%
in 2016
Zimbabwe
83.9%
in 2013
Cameroon rank
146th
Zimbabwe rank
143rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 83.9% against 83.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 46.7% 38.5% 8.1% Cameroon
1980s 56.2% 78.9% 22.8% Zimbabwe
1990s 54.6% 75.9% 21.4% Zimbabwe
2000s 59.7% 75.8% 16.1% Zimbabwe
2010s 76.4% 84.6% 8.2% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 83.9% against 83.4% in Cameroon as of 2013.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
0.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Cameroon ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.