Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon is 72.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1973.
That places Cameroon 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 38.3% | — |
| 1974 | 38.7% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 44.8% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 54.7% | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 46.3% | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 45.5% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.9% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 45.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 49.8% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 54.6% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +4.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 72.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.6%, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 72.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +30.9% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.9% | 38.3% | 54.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 44.9% | 51.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 45.7% | 54.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 47.7% | 66.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 61.4% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 65.8% | 72.4% | 4 |
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 to the last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cameroon was 72.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1973.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release