Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education was 10.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education 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 40-44 with no education in Cameroon is 10.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Cameroon peaked at 85.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 56th 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 40-44 with no education in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.7% | — |
| 1965 | 78.8% | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 70.2% | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 70.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 56.9% | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | -45.2% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -44.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.2% | 78.8% | 85.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 74.5% | 70.2% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 56.9% | 70.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 31.2% | 56.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Cameroon was 10.5% 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 40-44 with no education recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 40-44 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education