Cameroon's secondary education, general pupils (% female) was 48.46% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.57 percentage points from 44.89% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 48.46% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 47.81% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 44.89% | 2006 |
| Highest | 48.46% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 26.44% | 1971 |
| Average since 2007 | 47.27% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 26.44% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Cameroon's secondary education, general pupils (% female) rose 0.19 percentage points on 2015 (from 48.28% to 48.46%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2015), the average change was +0.36 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.25 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.04 percentage points in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.42 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2016, Cameroon had the 10th highest value of the 15 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 48.46% | 2016 |
| World | 48.61% | 2018 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.86% | 2018 |
| Lower middle income | 48.56% | 2018 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2016 ranking
- Marshall Islands — 6th of 15: 50.19%
- Puerto Rico (US) — 7th of 15: 49.69%
- Kenya — 8th of 15: 49.24%
- Benin — 10th of 15: 42.66%
- Papua New Guinea — 11th of 15: 41.6%
- Yemen, Rep. — 12th of 15: 41.23%
What this measures
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 42 values
| Year | Secondary education, general pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 48.46 |
| 2015 | 48.28 |
| 2014 | 48.16 |
| 2013 | 48.12 |
| 2012 | 47.98 |
| 2011 | 47.81 |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 | 47.17 |
| 2008 | 45.46 |
| 2007 | 44.01 |
| 2006 |
Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Angola — 39.06% (2016)
- Benin — 42.66% (2016)
- Botswana — 51.54% (2015)
- Burkina Faso — 49.3% (2018)
- Burundi — 53.26% (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 52.53% (2018)
- Central African Republic — 40.05% (2017)
- Chad — 31.18% (2016)
- Comoros — 50.79% (2018)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 5.29 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 114.41% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 109.53% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 119.22% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 35.62% (2019)
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Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's secondary education, general pupils (% female)?
- 48.46% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 22.02 percentage points from 26.44% in 1971. The highest value was 48.46% in 2016 and the lowest 26.44% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 10th highest of 15 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils (% female) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2016, Cameroon's secondary education, general pupils (% female) rose 0.19 percentage points on 2015 (from 48.28% to 48.46%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2015), the average change was +0.36 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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