Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 87.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cameroon is 87.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cameroon peaked at 89.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.1% | — |
| 1972 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 55.4% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 54.7% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 60.5% | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 60.8% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.5% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 87.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 87.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +25.5% | 67.9% | 85.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.0% | 54.7% | 62.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 66.3% | 63.2% | 69.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.6% | 67.9% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 85.2% | 89.6% | 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, primary, female in Cameroon?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cameroon was 87.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release