Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon

Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 21.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
21.6%
World rank
95th
of 144 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2010
All-time low
8.7%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 11.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 12.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 16 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 17.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 21.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 21.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon peaked at 21.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1975.

That places Cameroon 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Cameroon, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 8.7%
1965 8.7% +0.0%
1970 8.7% +0.0%
1975 8.7% -0.1%
1980 8.7% +0.0%
1985 8.7% +0.0%
1990 11.2% +28.7%
1995 12.4% +10.4%
2000 16.0% +29.6%
2005 17.8% +10.9%
2010 21.6% +21.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 2
1970s 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 2
1980s 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 2
1990s 11.8% 11.2% 12.4% 2
2000s 16.9% 16.0% 17.8% 2
2010s 21.6% 21.6% 21.6% 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 92 Barbados 22.7% compare
  2. 93 Haiti 22.4% compare
  3. 94 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.6% compare
  4. 96 Bangladesh 20.8% compare
  5. 97 Latvia 20.1% compare
  6. 98 Estonia 19.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Cameroon was 21.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1975.
How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Cameroon ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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
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Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)