Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education was 15.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Cameroon stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Cameroon peaked at 85.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.7% | — |
| 1965 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 70.2% | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -45.2% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -44.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 17.4% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 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 45-49 with no education in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Cameroon was 15.9% 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 45-49 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education?
- Cameroon ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education