Cameroon vs India: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Cameroon
67.3%
in 2016
India
68.8%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
132nd
India rank
130th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • India
020406080197119952019

How they compare

India currently reports 68.8% against 67.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 132nd and India ranks 130th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon India Difference Ahead
1970s 33.9% 28.0% 5.9% Cameroon
2000s 50.2% 57.7% 7.5% India
2010s 64.6% 72.3% 7.7% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Cameroon or India?
India, at 68.8% against 67.3% in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Cameroon and India?
1.5%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and India?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and India rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Cameroon ranks 132nd and India ranks 130th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.