Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%) was 30.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Cameroon, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Cameroon is 30.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Cameroon peaked at 30.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.7% | — |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 30.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 30.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.7% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 28.8% | 30.8% | 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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Cameroon?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Cameroon was 30.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release