Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Cameroon

Primary school enrollment in Cameroon in 2017 — 92.9%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 28.6 pp.

2017 92.9% −1.6 pp vs 2016
World rank 87of 137
Period maximum 94.5%2016
Period minimum 59.4%1974

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Cameroon, 1971–2017506070809010019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 64.3%1972: 63.2%1973: 61.5%1974: 59.4%1975: 66%1976: 67.4%1977: 66.2%1978: 67.5%1979: 68.5%1980: 68.7%1988: 74.1%1990: 73.2%1991: 71.2%2008: 83.1%2009: 85.6%2011: 88.7%2012: 91.4%2014: 91.7%2015: 92.1%2016: 94.5%2017: 92.9%
Change over the period: +28.6 pp Annual average: 0.62 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 92.9%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 92.9 −1.6 pp
2016 94.5 +2.4 pp
2015 92.1 +0.4 pp
2014 91.7
2012 91.4 +2.7 pp
2011 88.7
2009 85.6 +2.5 pp
2008 83.1
1991 71.2 −1.9 pp
1990 73.2
1988 74.1
1980 68.7 +0.2 pp
1979 68.5 +0.9 pp
1978 67.5 +1.4 pp
1977 66.2 −1.3 pp
1976 67.4 +1.5 pp
1975 66 +6.6 pp
1974 59.4 −2.1 pp
1973 61.5 −1.7 pp
1972 63.2 −1 pp
1971 64.3

Middle Africa, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.