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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Cameroon, 2003–2016
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.4% | 68.1% | 78.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 83.2% | 93.8% | 5 |
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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, 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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About this data
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.