Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 5.27 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 5.27 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Cameroon peaked at 5.27 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.31, 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 total schooling, age 25+, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.31 | — |
| 1965 | 0.38 | +22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.58 | +52.6% |
| 1975 | 0.77 | +32.8% |
| 1980 | 1.26 | +63.6% |
| 1985 | 1.89 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 2.54 | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 3.24 | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 3.94 | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 4.6 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 5.27 | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.345 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.675 | 0.58 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.57 | 1.26 | 1.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.89 | 2.54 | 3.24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.27 | 3.94 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.27 | 5.27 | 5.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 447,513 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Cameroon was 5.27 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 25+, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 total schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.