Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 23.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Cameroon is 23.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Cameroon peaked at 23.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 116th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +35.6% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +28.5% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | +72.5% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +51.2% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +40.5% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 7.4% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.8% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 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 secondary in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Cameroon was 23.6% 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 secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Cameroon ranks 116th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)