Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon

Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 6.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
6.0%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 1975
All-time low
6.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon, 1960–2010

51015201960198520101960: 81965: 12.51970: 19.71975: 22.31980: 19.21985: 18.11990: 16.81995: 14.82000: 11.72005: 7.82010: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 6.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon peaked at 22.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2010.

Cameroon ranks 40th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary in Cameroon, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.0%
1965 12.5% +56.4%
1970 19.7% +57.6%
1975 22.3% +13.3%
1980 19.2% -13.9%
1985 18.1% -5.9%
1990 16.8% -7.4%
1995 14.8% -11.4%
2000 11.7% -21.4%
2005 7.8% -32.7%
2010 6.0% -23.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.3% 8.0% 12.5% 2
1970s 21.0% 19.7% 22.3% 2
1980s 18.7% 18.1% 19.2% 2
1990s 15.8% 14.8% 16.8% 2
2000s 9.8% 7.8% 11.7% 2
2010s 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 37 Panama 7.5% compare
  2. 38 Afghanistan 7.3% compare
  3. 39 Costa Rica 6.5% compare
  4. 41 Benin 5.9% compare
  5. 42 Mozambique 5.9% compare
  6. 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.8% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for Cameroon

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon was 6.0% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2010.
How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
Cameroon ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon. Statizoid. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-19-with-primary-schooling-incomplete-primary/cameroon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-19-with-primary-schooling-incomplete-primary/cameroon/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Cameroon</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed