Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 35.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 35.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cameroon peaked at 35.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 5th 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 25+ with primary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +29.6% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | +51.2% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | +53.7% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +50.7% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.4% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.3% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.1% compare
- 3 Portugal 36.5% compare
- 4 Colombia 35.2% compare
- 6 Uruguay 35.2% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 34.3% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 34.1% compare
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 25+ with primary in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cameroon was 35.2% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Cameroon ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary