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Africa > Cameroon > Education

CAMEROONIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.2 % of GNI Time series [115th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 3.5 [77th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education 6 years [153rd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [77th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 7 [37th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2,798,523 Time series [44th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.181 per capita Time series [17th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 819,958 Time series [63rd of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 53.056 per 1,000 people Time series [128th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 81,318 Time series [84th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 5.262 per 1,000 people Time series [100th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 45.7% Time series [147th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 45.39% Time series [129th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.78% Time series [105th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 74% Time series [97th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 79% Time series [92nd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 70% Time series [100th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1.8% Time series [51st of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.6% Time series [45th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 3.8% [90th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 17.3% [37th of 96]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 58.8% Time series [94th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 59.6% Time series [85th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 57.9% Time series [87th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 62 Time series [101st of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 68 Time series [95th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 57 Time series [95th of 145]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 10.3 % Time series [35th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 16.02 % Time series [29th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 67.93 % Time series [18th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 46.2% [147th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 43.7% [140th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 69.543 [102nd of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.85 Time series [134th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.8 Time series [120th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.66 Time series [78th of 139]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 104.3 % Time series [38th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 120.19 % Time series [23rd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 112.29 % Time series [30th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 25.4% Time series [43rd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 18.5% Time series [47th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 32.1% Time series [46th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 2,324,800 Time series [40th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 147.62 per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 837,500 Time series [39th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 53.18 per 1,000 people Time series [51st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 1,485,200 Time series [38th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 94.307 per 1,000 people Time series [48th of 138]
Library employees 10 [62nd of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.000588651 per 1,000 people [67th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 73.4% Time series [107th of 157]
Literacy > Male 84.7% Time series [101st of 156]
Literacy > Total population 79% Time series [110th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 59.8 % Time series [87th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 77 % Time series [84th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 67.9 % Time series [89th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 75.9 % Time series [80th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 86.38 % Time series [77th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 81.14 % Time series [82nd of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 73.4% Time series [95th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 81.5% Time series [92nd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 65.3% Time series [94th of 138]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 63.47 % Time series [75th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 63.9 % Time series [70th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 63.68 % Time series [79th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 56.62 % Time series [66th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 68.1 % Time series [66th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 62.38 % Time series [72nd of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [67th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 3,000,781 Time series [24th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.184 per capita Time series [17th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 45.73 % female Time series [90th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 62,280 Time series [24th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 3.816 per 1,000 people Time series [56th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 40 % female Time series [71st of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 40% [30th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 26.4 [29th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 31.6 [30th of 131]
Progression to secondary school > % 44.66 % Time series [76th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 47.2 % Time series [71st of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 42.6 % Time series [74th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 1.77 % Time series [51st of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 8.57 % Time series [43rd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 8.3 [100th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 24.6 [41st of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 69.6 [42nd of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 48.18 Time series [17th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 80.7 [68th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 62.7 [5th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 23.8 [31st of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 65.55 Time series [43rd of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 85.12 Time series [90th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.86 Time series [76th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 83.03 % Time series [64th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 87.86 % Time series [78th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 25.77 % Time series [4th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 25.3 % Time series [5th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 26.16 % Time series [4th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 24.5 [9th of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 24.73 % gross Time series [59th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 24.51 % gross Time series [60th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 24.95 % gross Time series [59th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 116.7 % gross Time series [17th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 73.61 % net Time series [95th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 107.28 % gross Time series [37th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 68.59 % net Time series [99th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 126.04 % gross Time series [8th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 78.58 % net Time series [91st of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 23.73 % Time series [21st of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 44.29 % gross Time series [69th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 39.31 % gross Time series [70th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 49.22 % gross Time series [67th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 39.62 % Time series [9th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 6.1 % gross Time series [42nd of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 4.83 % gross Time series [41st of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 7.37 % gross Time series [39th of 137]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years Time series [85th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 8 years Time series [87th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 10 years Time series [83rd of 93]
Scientific and technical journal articles 123 Time series [77th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 816,070 Time series [27th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.05 per 1,000 people Time series [76th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 1,197,505 Time series [22nd of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.073 per capita Time series [48th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 44.15 % female Time series [70th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 48,497 Time series [22nd of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 2.971 per 1,000 people Time series [50th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 35.89 % female Time series [101st of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 381,435 Time series [6th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 23.37 per 1,000 people Time series [4th of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 4.9% [113rd of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 62.74 % Time series [46th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 68.06 % Time series [44th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 59.2 % Time series [42nd of 56]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 0.8 Time series [93rd of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

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