Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 36.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Cameroon, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Cameroon is 36.0%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Cameroon peaked at 39.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1999.
Cameroon ranks 120th of 164 countries on this measure, 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, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.7% | — |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 25.8% | 39.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 117 Marshall Islands 36.5% compare
- 118 United Arab Emirates 36.5% compare
- 119 Bahrain 36.0% compare
- 121 Bahamas 35.9% compare
- 122 Costa Rica 34.4% compare
- 123 Qatar 33.3% compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Cameroon was 36.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 120th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.