Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon

Cameroon: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 14.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.7%
Change on year
down 30.6%
World rank
34th
of 155 countries
All-time high
23.1%
in 2012
All-time low
14.7%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2009–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon, 2009–2019

05101520252009201420192009: 22.7 %2012: 23.1 %2014: 16.2 %2015: 15.8 %2017: 21.2 %2019: 14.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon stood at 14.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon peaked at 23.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2019.

Cameroon ranks 34th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Cameroon, 2009 to 2019.
Year % Change
2009 22.7%
2012 23.1% +2.0%
2014 16.2% -29.7%
2015 15.8% -2.9%
2017 21.2% +34.4%
2019 14.7% -30.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.7% 22.7% 22.7% 1
2010s 18.2% 14.7% 23.1% 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

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  2. 32 Guatemala 14.8% compare
  3. 33 Sao Tome and Principe 14.8% compare
  4. 35 Bhutan 13.8% compare
  5. 36 Morocco 13.7% compare
  6. 37 El Salvador 13.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon was 14.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2019.
How does Cameroon rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Cameroon ranks 34th out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/