Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female was 110.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon stood at 110.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 123.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1999.
That places Cameroon 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 82.5% | — |
| 1974 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 86.7% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 88.7% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 83.6% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 94.0% | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 84.4% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 81.4% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 83.4% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 86.1% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 81.0% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 82.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 81.6% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 84.9% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 82.1% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 74.8% | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 107.7% | +55.8% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 101.4% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 107.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 110.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 112.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 115.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 119.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 123.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 122.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 119.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 110.5% | -7.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 110.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 105.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 110.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.1%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +55.8% | 69.1% | 107.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.3% | 82.5% | 94.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 81.0% | 86.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 65.6% | 74.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 69.1% | 107.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.8% | 110.5% | 123.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Cameroon was 110.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 123.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.