Cameroon vs China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Cameroon
99.4%
in 2016
China
99.5%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
114th
China rank
111th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • China
0255075100199520072019

How they compare

China currently reports 99.5% against 99.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was China ahead.

Cameroon ranks 114th and China ranks 111th of 188 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon China Difference Ahead
2000s 80.4% 100.9% 20.5% China
2010s 95.7% 95.8% 0.1% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Cameroon or China?
China, at 99.5% against 99.4% in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Cameroon and China?
0.1%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and China rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 114th and China ranks 111th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.