Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female was 1.69 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female in Cameroon is 1.69, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female in Cameroon peaked at 1.69 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 108th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 1970 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 | +300.0% |
| 1980 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.68 | +223.8% |
| 1990 | 0.86 | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 1.35 | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 1.69 | +5.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.975, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.125 | 0.05 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.445 | 0.21 | 0.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.975 | 0.86 | 1.09 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.61 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female in Cameroon was 1.69 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 30-34, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 30-34, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 30-34, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 30-34.