Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 51.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cameroon stood at 51.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cameroon peaked at 61.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 153rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.0% | — |
| 1972 | 35.3% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 34.7% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 45.9% | +32.2% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 42.6% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 51.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.1%, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 51.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.3%, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +36.2% | 43.1% | 58.8% |
| 1974 | +32.2% | 34.7% | 45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.1% | 34.0% | 45.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 43.1% | 43.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 58.8% | 61.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.5% | 51.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cameroon?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cameroon was 51.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release