Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 35.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 35.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cameroon peaked at 35.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.5% | — |
| 1965 | 4.2% | +66.4% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +57.2% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +55.4% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +37.4% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +30.4% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 14.0% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 22.5% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 29.5% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cameroon was 35.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Cameroon ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary