Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 88.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 88.7% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Cameroon peaked at 90.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 117th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.3% | — |
| 1972 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 54.8% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 53.9% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 59.7% | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 61.5% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 60.6% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 63.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 68.9% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 53.9% | 63.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 63.4% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 66.5% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 82.9% | 90.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Cameroon was 88.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 117th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.