Cameroon - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Cameroon was 35.62 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.66 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3.17 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.17
1972 3.50
1973 3.81
1974 4.10
1975 4.38
1976 4.65
1977 4.86
1978 5.04
1979 6.29
1980 6.81
1981 7.30
1982 6.90
1983 6.84
1984 8.91
1985 10.50
1986 11.01
1987 12.09
1988 12.60
1989 12.22
1990 11.97
1991 11.75
1992 11.44
1993 11.11
1994 10.53
1995 10.33
1997 9.51
1998 9.80
1999 10.93
2000 12.68
2001 12.84
2002 13.23
2003 13.58
2004 16.86
2005 18.13
2006 17.85
2007 19.24
2008 22.59
2009 23.84
2010 25.46
2011 26.66
2012 29.66
2013 31.85
2014 33.88
2015 37.05
2016 38.66
2017 35.88
2018 34.46
2019 35.62

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Cameroon was 35.99 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3.11 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.11
1976 4.53
1977 4.73
1978 4.97
1979 6.18
1980 6.61
1981 7.19
1983 6.52
1984 8.85
1985 10.68
1986 10.77
1987 12.05
1988 12.00
1989 12.02
1990 11.94
1991 11.81
1992 11.50
1994 10.51
1995 10.31
1997 9.64
1998 9.84
1999 10.66
2000 12.63
2001 12.91
2002 13.26
2003 13.63
2004 16.84
2005 18.23
2006 17.94
2007 19.36
2008 22.85
2009 24.19
2010 25.75
2011 27.05
2012 30.08
2014 34.27
2015 37.36
2016 39.00
2017 36.18
2018 34.80
2019 35.99

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Cameroon was 35.25 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.32 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3.23 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.23
1976 4.77
1977 4.98
1978 5.10
1979 6.39
1980 7.00
1981 7.40
1983 7.16
1984 8.98
1985 10.31
1986 11.25
1987 12.13
1988 13.19
1989 12.42
1990 11.99
1991 11.70
1992 11.37
1994 10.56
1995 10.35
1997 9.38
1998 9.76
1999 11.19
2000 12.73
2001 12.77
2002 13.20
2003 13.52
2004 16.87
2005 18.04
2006 17.76
2007 19.12
2008 22.33
2009 23.50
2010 25.18
2011 26.27
2012 29.25
2014 33.49
2015 36.75
2016 38.32
2017 35.60
2018 34.14
2019 35.25

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Cameroon was 105.75 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 116.21 in 2015 and a minimum value of 74.68 in 1996.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 92.35
1972 89.77
1973 90.06
1974 91.11
1975 93.31
1976 94.59
1977 93.20
1978 94.32
1979 94.89
1980 95.28
1981 97.67
1982 98.61
1983 101.11
1984 99.31
1985 100.18
1986 101.02
1987 102.45
1988 102.94
1989 99.33
1990 98.88
1991 96.26
1992 90.41
1994 83.49
1995 81.29
1996 74.68
1997 78.20
1998 80.35
1999 82.84
2000 85.20
2001 100.81
2002 100.80
2003 100.92
2004 105.41
2005 103.45
2006 102.30
2007 104.24
2008 104.35
2009 106.27
2010 108.13
2011 107.23
2012 111.67
2014 113.28
2015 116.21
2016 116.12
2017 110.32
2018 103.40
2019 105.75

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Cameroon was 100.21 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.99 in 2016 and a minimum value of 69.00 in 1996.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 78.77
1972 77.98
1973 78.79
1974 80.32
1975 82.63
1976 84.49
1977 83.77
1978 85.01
1979 86.16
1980 86.81
1981 89.06
1982 90.10
1983 92.37
1984 90.83
1985 91.51
1986 92.52
1987 94.20
1988 94.84
1989 91.59
1990 91.34
1991 89.09
1992 86.68
1994 79.11
1995 77.06
1996 69.00
1997 72.80
1998 72.96
1999 74.81
2000 78.46
2001 93.69
2002 93.23
2003 92.86
2004 97.20
2005 94.27
2006 93.23
2007 96.33
2008 96.42
2009 98.58
2010 100.19
2011 99.69
2012 104.26
2014 106.70
2015 109.94
2016 109.99
2017 104.51
2018 98.01
2019 100.21

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Cameroon was 111.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 122.39 in 2015 and a minimum value of 80.29 in 1996.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 105.86
1972 101.48
1973 101.27
1974 101.84
1975 103.93
1976 104.62
1977 102.58
1978 103.57
1979 103.56
1980 103.70
1981 106.23
1982 107.06
1983 109.80
1984 107.72
1985 108.78
1986 109.45
1987 110.63
1988 110.97
1989 107.00
1990 106.34
1991 103.36
1992 94.10
1994 87.81
1995 85.46
1996 80.29
1997 83.54
1998 87.65
1999 90.77
2000 91.86
2001 107.83
2002 108.28
2003 108.87
2004 113.51
2005 112.50
2006 111.25
2007 112.04
2008 112.17
2009 113.85
2010 115.97
2011 114.66
2012 118.97
2014 119.77
2015 122.39
2016 122.16
2017 116.05
2018 108.71
2019 111.20

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Cameroon was 92.87 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.49 in 2016 and a minimum value of 59.38 in 1974.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 64.26
1972 63.21
1973 61.48
1974 59.38
1975 65.97
1976 67.44
1977 66.16
1978 67.52
1979 68.46
1980 68.68
1988 74.10
1990 73.18
1991 71.24
2008 83.08
2009 85.57
2011 88.72
2012 91.39
2014 91.70
2015 92.07
2016 94.49
2017 92.87

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Cameroon was 88.72 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.25 in 2016 and a minimum value of 53.94 in 1974.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 56.28
1972 56.39
1973 54.80
1974 53.94
1975 59.74
1976 61.46
1977 60.59
1978 61.76
1979 62.99
1980 63.37
1988 68.92
1990 68.15
1991 66.47
2011 82.92
2016 90.25
2017 88.72

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Cameroon was 96.96 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.67 in 2016 and a minimum value of 64.79 in 1974.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 72.20
1972 70.00
1973 68.12
1974 64.79
1975 72.17
1976 73.39
1977 71.69
1978 73.24
1979 73.90
1980 73.95
1988 79.23
1990 78.15
1991 75.96
2011 94.45
2016 98.67
2017 96.96

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Cameroon was 24.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 53.61 in 1971, while its lowest value was 20.92 in 2011.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 53.61
1972 48.28
1973 47.11
1974 46.50
1975 44.61
1976 42.87
1981 36.29
1982 35.27
1983 35.03
1984 34.74
1985 34.08
1986 33.82
1987 32.72
1988 32.29
1990 27.16
1991 25.23
1992 24.86
1994 24.41
1995 24.49
1997 24.52
1998 27.05
1999 27.67
2000 27.26
2001 26.35
2002 24.87
2003 23.46
2006 22.54
2007 22.12
2008 22.85
2009 22.84
2010 22.54
2011 20.92
2012 22.70
2014 22.54
2015 24.21
2016 23.86
2017 22.52
2019 24.03

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Cameroon was 60.06 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.06 in 2016 and a minimum value of 8.17 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 8.17
1972 9.11
1973 10.17
1974 10.97
1975 12.13
1976 13.31
1977 14.68
1978 15.86
1979 16.60
1980 17.16
1981 18.20
1982 18.70
1983 19.88
1984 20.80
1985 22.23
1986 22.43
1987 24.40
1988 25.38
1989 25.81
1990 25.90
1991 27.33
1992 28.18
1994 26.95
1995 25.94
1997 24.02
1998 24.79
1999 26.19
2000 27.58
2001 32.39
2002 28.22
2003 29.80
2004 26.55
2005 27.06
2006 23.56
2007 32.36
2008 36.67
2009 40.48
2011 48.32
2012 51.59
2013 53.41
2014 57.51
2015 59.03
2016 60.06

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Cameroon was 55.44 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.44 in 2016 and a minimum value of 4.69 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4.69
1972 5.43
1973 6.24
1974 6.99
1975 7.69
1976 8.69
1977 9.92
1978 10.92
1979 11.62
1980 12.16
1981 12.90
1982 13.50
1983 14.43
1984 15.46
1985 16.91
1986 17.31
1987 19.16
1988 20.16
1989 20.79
1990 21.04
1991 22.74
1992 23.54
1995 21.09
1997 21.38
1998 20.85
1999 23.89
2001 28.99
2002 21.48
2003 27.12
2004 23.39
2005 23.85
2006 20.80
2007 28.23
2008 32.55
2009 36.79
2011 44.23
2012 47.53
2013 49.21
2014 52.83
2015 54.40
2016 55.44

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Cameroon was 64.62 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.62 in 2016 and a minimum value of 11.64 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 11.64
1972 12.77
1973 14.08
1974 14.94
1975 16.54
1976 17.91
1977 19.41
1978 20.78
1979 21.55
1980 22.12
1981 23.46
1982 23.86
1983 25.29
1984 26.11
1985 27.51
1986 27.51
1987 29.62
1988 30.58
1989 30.81
1990 30.72
1991 31.87
1992 32.79
1995 30.73
1997 26.63
1998 28.69
1999 28.48
2001 35.75
2002 34.90
2003 32.44
2004 29.69
2005 30.24
2006 26.29
2007 36.44
2008 40.75
2009 44.13
2011 52.37
2012 55.60
2013 57.56
2014 62.14
2015 63.62
2016 64.62

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Cameroon was 45.99 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.99 in 2016 and a minimum value of 6.87 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 6.87
1972 7.66
1973 8.48
1974 9.10
1975 10.14
1976 11.11
1977 12.04
1978 13.14
1979 13.79
1980 14.30
1981 15.15
2012 39.66
2013 41.02
2014 43.96
2015 45.02
2016 45.99

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Cameroon was 43.03 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.03 in 2016 and a minimum value of 4.15 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4.15
1972 4.84
1973 5.45
1974 6.07
1975 6.73
1976 7.56
1977 8.50
1978 9.39
1979 10.05
1980 10.43
1981 11.02
2012 36.96
2013 38.25
2014 40.87
2015 42.05
2016 43.03

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Cameroon was 48.93 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.93 in 2016 and a minimum value of 9.57 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 9.57
1972 10.46
1973 11.50
1974 12.12
1975 13.54
1976 14.64
1977 15.56
1978 16.88
1979 17.51
1980 18.14
1981 19.25
2012 42.34
2013 43.76
2014 47.01
2015 47.95
2016 48.93

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Cameroon was 28.26 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 36.70 in 2001, while its lowest value was 25.44 in 2011.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 27.97
2000 32.09
2001 36.70
2006 28.20
2007 26.98
2008 29.42
2011 25.44
2012 26.46
2013 26.95
2014 27.68
2015 28.04
2016 28.26

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Cameroon was 14.27 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.96 in 2015 and a minimum value of 0.49 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.49
1972 0.61
1973 0.77
1974 0.92
1975 1.05
1979 1.62
1980 1.81
1981 1.61
1982 1.67
1983 1.74
1984 1.94
1985 2.13
1987 2.40
1988 2.57
1989 2.56
1990 2.92
1991 3.22
1999 4.91
2000 4.65
2001 4.66
2002 5.09
2003 5.12
2004 5.09
2005 5.85
2006 6.81
2007 7.26
2008 7.88
2009 9.05
2010 11.16
2011 12.07
2012 13.09
2013 15.29
2014 16.28
2015 16.96
2016 12.48
2017 12.76
2018 14.27

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Cameroon was 13.40 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.11 in 2015 and a minimum value of 0.08 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.08
1972 0.11
1973 0.17
1974 0.21
1975 0.29
2002 3.96
2003 3.98
2004 3.96
2005 4.64
2006 5.71
2007 6.39
2008 6.97
2009 7.98
2010 10.00
2011 10.22
2012 11.41
2013 13.34
2014 14.26
2015 15.11
2016 11.69
2017 11.44
2018 13.40

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Cameroon was 15.12 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.81 in 2015 and a minimum value of 0.90 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.90
1972 1.10
1973 1.37
1974 1.64
1975 1.81
2002 6.21
2003 6.25
2004 6.22
2005 7.06
2006 7.91
2007 8.13
2008 8.79
2009 10.11
2010 12.30
2011 13.91
2012 14.76
2013 17.23
2014 18.29
2015 18.81
2016 13.26
2017 14.07
2018 15.12

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation