Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 24.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon is 24.8%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon peaked at 36.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1965 | 11.6% | +74.5% |
| 1970 | 21.7% | +86.2% |
| 1975 | 28.5% | +31.3% |
| 1980 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 6.7% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 21.7% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 29.0% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.3% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 27.3% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 26.4% compare
- 33 Argentina 26.4% compare
- 34 Afghanistan 25.5% compare
- 36 Togo 24.5% compare
- 37 Benin 24.4% compare
- 38 Mozambique 24.4% 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon was 24.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary