Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross)

Cameroon
93.8%
in 2016
Democratic Republic of Congo
94.3%
in 2015
Cameroon rank
142nd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
139th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) over time

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 94.3% against 93.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 142nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 139th of 188 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 75.5% 78.4% 2.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 90.5% 90.9% 0.4% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 94.3% against 93.8% in Cameroon as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.5%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Cameroon ranks 142nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 139th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.