Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 35.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 35.6% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 38.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1999.
That places Cameroon 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.9% | — |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 12.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 25.5% | 38.7% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Cameroon was 35.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood 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.