Enrolment in primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Enrolment in primary education, female was 2.07 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in primary education, female in Cameroon stood at 2.07 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 2.11 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 392,788 number, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 39th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 473,255 number | 392,788 number | 567,628 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 735,494 number | 591,788 number | 863,388 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 897,331 number | 820,172 number | 957,306 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.54 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 million number | 1.61 million number | 2.11 million number | 9 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Cameroon?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Cameroon was 2.07 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 392,788 number in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.