Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 109.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cameroon stood at 109.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cameroon peaked at 110.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.4% | 78.3% | 86.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.6% | 86.5% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 71.6% | 92.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 81.1% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.9% | 98.5% | 110.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 107.6% | 104.3% | 109.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cameroon was 109.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 110.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release