Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross graduation ratio, primary, female was 38.2% in 2018. β¬ Flat
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Cameroon, 2003β2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 38.2% for gross graduation ratio, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Cameroon peaked at 53.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 104th out of 108 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 38.2% | 53.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 38.2% | 50.5% | 7 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Cameroon was 38.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross graduation ratio, primary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 104th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gross graduation ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. The rate based on completers is calculated by taking the total number of completers in the last grade of primary school divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.