Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 87.75 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cameroon, 1820–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2019, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cameroon stood at 87.75.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cameroon peaked at 89.65 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1820.
Cameroon ranks 139th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.02 | — |
| 1825 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1830 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1840 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1845 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1850 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1855 | 0.13 | +30.0% |
| 1860 | 0.17 | +30.8% |
| 1865 | 0.22 | +29.4% |
| 1870 | 0.29 | +31.8% |
| 1875 | 0.38 | +31.0% |
| 1880 | 0.5 | +31.6% |
| 1885 | 0.66 | +32.0% |
| 1890 | 0.86 | +30.3% |
| 1895 | 1.12 | +30.2% |
| 1900 | 0.93 | -17.0% |
| 1905 | 1.91 | +105.4% |
| 1910 | 2.49 | +30.4% |
| 1915 | 2.4 | -3.6% |
| 1920 | 2.44 | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 3.14 | +28.7% |
| 1930 | 3.84 | +22.3% |
| 1935 | 8.95 | +133.1% |
| 1940 | 11.41 | +27.5% |
| 1945 | 14.44 | +26.6% |
| 1950 | 18.11 | +25.4% |
| 1955 | 22.48 | +24.1% |
| 1960 | 30.96 | +37.7% |
| 1965 | 54 | +74.4% |
| 1970 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 56.09 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 56.63 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 55.39 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 54.69 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 60.5 | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 61.86 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 60.83 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 61.86 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 62.94 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 63.17 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.51 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 69.39 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 69.26 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 67.88 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 85.18 | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 89.65 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 88.7 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.75 | -1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 87.75 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 87.75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.115 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.195 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.335 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.58 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.99 | 0.86 | 1.12 | 2 |
| 1900s | 1.42 | 0.93 | 1.91 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.45 | 2.4 | 2.49 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.79 | 2.44 | 3.14 | 2 |
| 1930s | 6.39 | 3.84 | 8.95 | 2 |
| 1940s | 12.93 | 11.41 | 14.44 | 2 |
| 1950s | 20.3 | 18.11 | 22.48 | 2 |
| 1960s | 42.48 | 30.96 | 54 | 2 |
| 1970s | 58.58 | 54.69 | 62.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.36 | 63.17 | 69.51 | 3 |
| 1990s | 68.57 | 67.88 | 69.26 | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.82 | 85.18 | 89.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cameroon?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cameroon was 87.75 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.65 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1820.
- How does Cameroon rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Cameroon ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.