Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary was 31.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Cameroon is 31.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Cameroon peaked at 31.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1965 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +146.7% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +148.6% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | +92.4% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 17.7% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 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 35-39 with secondary in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Cameroon was 31.2% 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 35-39 with secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)