Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 70.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon stood at 70.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 137.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 70.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36.8% | — |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 29.5% | 48.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 58.9% | 70.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 948,662 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 644,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon was 70.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.