Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 67.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 67.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon peaked at 67.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 132nd out of 173 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.4% | — |
| 1972 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 34.4% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.7% | 33.4% | 36.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 45.1% | 53.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 57.7% | 67.7% | 5 |
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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 to tertiary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon was 67.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 173 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.