Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female was 1.5 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.5 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Cameroon peaked at 1.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.09 | — |
| 1965 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.15 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.26 | +73.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4 | +53.8% |
| 1985 | 0.56 | +40.0% |
| 1990 | 0.76 | +35.7% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.105 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.205 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.48 | 0.4 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.19 | 1.1 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 948,662 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 644,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Cameroon was 1.5 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Cameroon ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.