Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 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 152nd of 161 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 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% |
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
- 149 Tanzania, United Republic of 52.2% compare
- 150 Cape Verde 51.8% compare
- 151 Syrian Arab Republic 51.5% compare
- 153 Ethiopia 45.8% compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 44.5% compare
- 155 Senegal 41.5% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (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 152nd out of 161 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