Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Cameroon

Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 0.48 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.48
World rank
114th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.48
in 2010
All-time low
0.15
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Cameroon, 1960–2010

0.10.20.30.40.51960198520101960: 0.151965: 0.151970: 0.161975: 0.161980: 0.161985: 0.171990: 0.191995: 0.192000: 0.262005: 0.32010: 0.48

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.48 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 84.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Cameroon peaked at 0.48 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 1960.

That places Cameroon 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.15 0.15 0.15 2
1970s 0.16 0.16 0.16 2
1980s 0.165 0.16 0.17 2
1990s 0.19 0.19 0.19 2
2000s 0.28 0.26 0.3 2
2010s 0.48 0.48 0.48 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 111 Bahrain 0.62 compare
  2. 112 Malawi 0.57 compare
  3. 113 Syria 0.56 compare
  4. 115 Mali 0.45 compare
  5. 116 India 0.44 compare
  6. 117 Pakistan 0.37 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Cameroon?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Cameroon was 0.48 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.48 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 1960.
How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Cameroon ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.