Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 47.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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
Cameroon recorded 47.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon peaked at 50.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 17th 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+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.3% | — |
| 1965 | 21.4% | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 26.5% | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 32.5% | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 41.7% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 17.3% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.5% | 26.5% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 37.2% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 45.8% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.5% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.9% | 47.9% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon was 47.9% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)