Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 87.7% in 2019. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cameroon, 1971β2019
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 131st out of 178 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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (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 131st out of 178 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release