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 30.8% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon stood at 30.8%.
That represents a change of down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon peaked at 52.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.7% | — |
| 1965 | 24.1% | +64.6% |
| 1970 | 41.4% | +71.4% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 14.7% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 41.4% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 48.2% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.4% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 35.1% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 Indonesia 33.2% compare
- 39 Afghanistan 32.8% compare
- 40 Luxembourg 32.2% compare
- 42 Benin 30.3% compare
- 43 Mozambique 30.2% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.6% 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 30.8% 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 52.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Cameroon ranks 41st 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 31.7%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)