Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon

Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 93.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
93.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
142nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
93.8%
in 2016
All-time low
68.1%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon, 2003–2016

0204060801002003200920162003: 70.9 %2004: 71.3 %2005: 69.7 %2006: 68.1 %2007: 73.2 %2008: 74.8 %2009: 78.5 %2011: 83.2 %2012: 87.4 %2014: 90.9 %2015: 93.4 %2016: 93.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon is 93.8%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon peaked at 93.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2006.

That places Cameroon 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.4% 68.1% 78.5% 7
2010s 89.7% 83.2% 93.8% 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 139 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 94.3% compare
  2. 140 Vanuatu 94.1% compare
  3. 141 Panama 93.8% compare
  4. 143 Congo 93.6% compare
  5. 144 North Macedonia 93.6% compare
  6. 145 India 93.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon was 93.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2006.
How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Cameroon ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary 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.