Human capital composite index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Human capital composite index was -0.3551 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in Cameroon, 1971β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -0.3551 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2023.
The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Cameroon peaked at 0.0992 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 154th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.2574 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2782 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.212 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.3368 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2349 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6085 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.881 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2212 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.6646 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8704 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5342 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2979 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0992 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5245 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3551 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 151 Macau (China) -0.3186 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 152 Philippines -0.3396 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 153 Ukraine -0.3467 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 155 Zambia -0.3561 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 156 Iraq -0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 157 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.3781 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Cameroon?
- Human capital composite index in Cameroon was -0.3551 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0992 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for human capital composite index?
- Cameroon ranks 154th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.