Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 6.75 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.75 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in 2010.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Cameroon peaked at 6.85 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.68, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 117th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.68 | — |
| 1965 | 1.46 | +114.7% |
| 1970 | 1.5 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.54 | +136.0% |
| 1980 | 4.58 | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 5.09 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 5.85 | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 6.51 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 6.85 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.79 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.75 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.68 | 1.46 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.52 | 1.5 | 3.54 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.83 | 4.58 | 5.09 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.18 | 5.85 | 6.51 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.82 | 6.79 | 6.85 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0863 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0953 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Cameroon was 6.75 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Cameroon ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.