Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 94.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 94.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cameroon peaked at 94.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.3% | — |
| 1972 | 58.9% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 62.4% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 63.3% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 64.2% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 66.8% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 69.6% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 72.2% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 71.0% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 58.9% | 64.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 69.4% | 64.9% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 56.1% | 70.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 68.6% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 83.9% | 94.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0863 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0953 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cameroon was 94.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.