Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. was 36.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 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 25-29 with primary schooling. in Cameroon is 36.3%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Cameroon peaked at 38.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.6% | — |
| 1965 | 10.2% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 14.3% | +40.7% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +63.1% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | +25.3% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 25.0% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.8% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.1% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 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 25-29 with primary schooling. in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Cameroon was 36.3% 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 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling.?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary