Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) was 40.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cameroon, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cameroon is 40.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 210.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cameroon peaked at 40.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.1% | — |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +2.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 40.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.1%, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 40.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 13.1% | 26.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 29.5% | 40.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cameroon was 40.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.2%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.