Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 85.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 85.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon peaked at 94.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 73.2% | — |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 70.1% | 80.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 84.4% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 81.8% | 85.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon was 85.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release