Cameroon's secondary education, pupils (% female) was 45.9% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.98 percentage points from 43.92% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 45.9% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 45.51% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 43.92% | 2006 |
| Highest | 45.9% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 28.64% | 1971 |
| Average since 2007 | 45.26% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 28.64% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Cameroon's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2015 (from 45.82% to 45.9%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was +0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.07 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 7.43 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.66 percentage points in 2002. 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 0.24 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 74% 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 9th highest value of the 14 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 | 45.9% | 2016 |
| World | 47.96% | 2018 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.52% | 2018 |
| Lower middle income | 47.95% | 2018 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2016 ranking
- Marshall Islands — 6th of 14: 50.29%
- Eswatini — 7th of 14: 49.55%
- Nigeria — 8th of 14: 46.57%
- Benin — 10th of 14: 42.41%
- Yemen, Rep. — 11th of 14: 41.16%
- Papua New Guinea — 12th of 14: 40.67%
What this measures
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
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 41 values
| Year | Secondary education, pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 45.9 |
| 2015 | 45.82 |
| 2014 | 45.68 |
| 2013 | 45.82 |
| 2012 | 45.82 |
| 2011 | 45.51 |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 | 45.2 |
| 2008 | 44.15 |
| 2007 | 43.4 |
| 2006 |
Secondary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Angola — 39.52% (2016)
- Benin — 42.41% (2016)
- Burkina Faso — 49.07% (2018)
- Burundi — 52.69% (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 52.22% (2018)
- Central African Republic — 40.13% (2017)
- Chad — 31.27% (2016)
- Comoros — 50.79% (2018)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 38.8% (2015)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 43.48% (2018)
- Eritrea
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, pupils (% female)?
- 45.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 17.26 percentage points from 28.64% in 1971. The highest value was 45.9% in 2016 and the lowest 28.64% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 9th highest of 14 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2016, Cameroon's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2015 (from 45.82% to 45.9%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was +0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.07 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.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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