Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 83.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cameroon is 83.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cameroon peaked at 83.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 146th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.9% | — |
| 1972 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 45.4% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 47.0% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 49.8% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 52.8% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 55.3% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 58.1% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 58.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 57.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.7% | 42.9% | 50.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 55.7% | 51.3% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 47.7% | 58.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 56.8% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 72.3% | 83.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 143 Zimbabwe 83.9% compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 83.7% compare
- 145 San Marino 83.4% compare
- 147 Vanuatu 82.6% compare
- 148 El Salvador 82.1% compare
- 149 Cayman Islands 82.0% compare
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 secondary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cameroon was 83.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.