Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 65.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cameroon, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cameroon is 65.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 150.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cameroon peaked at 65.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 154th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 33.9% | — |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 26.1% | 44.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 54.5% | 65.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cameroon was 65.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.