Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 97.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 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
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Cameroon stood at 97.0%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 98.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 56th 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.2% | — |
| 1972 | 70.0% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 68.1% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 64.8% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 72.2% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 71.7% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 73.2% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 79.2% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 78.2% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.1% | 64.8% | 73.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 74.0% | 79.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 76.0% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.5% | 98.7% | 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, male in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Cameroon was 97.0% 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, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, male (% 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.