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Education Stats: compare key data on Cameroon & Germany

Definitions

  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: 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."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: 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 the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
STAT Cameroon Germany HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 3.5
Ranked 79th.
10.2
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Children out of school, primary 294,813
Ranked 14th. 41 times more than Germany
7,230
Ranked 76th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 13.59
Ranked 21st. 154 times more than Germany
0.0884
Ranked 114th.

Children out of school, primary, female 244,125
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Germany
16,194
Ranked 55th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.737
Ranked 69th.
0.885
Ranked 47th. 20% more than Cameroon

College and university > Share of total education spending 15.09%
Ranked 36th.
27.16%
Ranked 21st. 80% more than Cameroon

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 105th.
13
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.21%
Ranked 43th.
5.08%
Ranked 54th. 58% more than Cameroon

High school enrolment rate 47.83
Ranked 93th.
98.86
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Literacy > Total population 79%
Ranked 111th.
99%
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Cameroon
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 142nd. 50% more than Germany
4
Ranked 181st.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.89
Ranked 46th. 26% more than Germany
3.09
Ranked 109th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 45.56
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Germany
11.82
Ranked 113th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 21.43
Ranked 18th. 66% more than Germany
12.88
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 82nd.
9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Cameroon

Literacy > Female 73.4%
Ranked 107th.
99%
Ranked 12th. 35% more than Cameroon
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 11.25
Ranked 18th. 57 times more than Germany
0.196
Ranked 104th.

College and university > Gender ratio 79.28
Ranked 72nd.
88.74
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Cameroon

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 188th.
3
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Cameroon

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 152nd.
13 years
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Cameroon
Secondary education, pupils 1.71 million
Ranked 16th.
7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Cameroon

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 135th.
1
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Cameroon

Primary education, pupils 3.85 million
Ranked 14th. 29% more than Germany
2.99 million
Ranked 36th.

Primary education, teachers 84,467
Ranked 18th.
252,845
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cameroon

Tertiary enrollment 4.9%
Ranked 76th.
46.3%
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Cameroon
High school > Gender ratio 79.96
Ranked 103th.
97.54
Ranked 74th. 22% more than Cameroon

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 76th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 38th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.988
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Germany
0.157
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 138th. The same as Germany
3
Ranked 53th.

Literacy > Male 84.7%
Ranked 103th.
99%
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Cameroon
Spending > USD 607.12 million
Ranked 90th.
157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 260 times more than Cameroon

High school > Private school share 26.46%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Germany
8.76%
Ranked 81st.

Spending > Proportion 2.62
Ranked 135th.
4.28
Ranked 79th. 63% more than Cameroon

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 48.18
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Germany
14.19
Ranked 121st.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 59th. 33% more than Germany
3
Ranked 73th.

High school repeaters > Male 15.41
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Germany
3.19
Ranked 56th.

Preschool enrollment rate 110.92
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Germany
104.77
Ranked 65th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 22,370.35
Ranked 42nd.
113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Cameroon

Primary completion rate 62
Ranked 101st.
94
Ranked 52nd. 52% more than Cameroon

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 81,318
Ranked 84th.
2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 29 times more than Cameroon

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 150th. 50% more than Germany
4
Ranked 191st.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.68
Ranked 26th.
7.15
Ranked 36th. 94% more than Cameroon

Secondary education, teachers 79,943
Ranked 10th.
584,535
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Cameroon

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 22.15
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Germany
10.2
Ranked 99th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 75th.
6
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Cameroon

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.34
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Germany
0.298
Ranked 102nd.

Spending per student > High school 26.9
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Germany
20.66
Ranked 38th.

Secondary education, general pupils 1.35 million
Ranked 21st.
6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Cameroon

High school > Gender parity index 0.845
Ranked 86th.
0.947
Ranked 110th. 12% more than Cameroon

Scientific and technical journal articles 123
Ranked 77th.
44,305
Ranked 4th. 360 times more than Cameroon

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 19%
Ranked 27th.
39%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 9.16%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Germany
4.1%
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 4.85
Ranked 105th.
28.3
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Cameroon

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 175th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 50th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.6%
Ranked 45th.
9.8%
Ranked 68th. 14% more than Cameroon

Children out of school, primary, male 50,688
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Germany
24,606
Ranked 48th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1.8%
Ranked 51st.
4.6%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Cameroon

High school > Students per teacher 21.43
Ranked 18th. 66% more than Germany
12.88
Ranked 64th.

Secondary education > General pupils 816,070
Ranked 27th.
6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Cameroon

Spending per student > Elementary school 6.14
Ranked 37th.
16.08
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Cameroon

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 133th. 20% more than Germany
10
Ranked 186th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 128th. 20% more than Germany
10
Ranked 162nd.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 35% more than Germany
2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.8 million
Ranked 44th.
3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 18% more than Cameroon

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 21.1%
Ranked 125th.
96.2%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Cameroon

Elementary school graduate rate 56.71
Ranked 82nd.
95.63
Ranked 31st. 69% more than Cameroon

Public spending per student > Primary level 8.3
Ranked 58th.
17.8
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Cameroon
Primary education, pupils per 1000 177.36
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Germany
36.55
Ranked 152nd.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 78.96
Ranked 33th.
92.04
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Cameroon

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.66
Ranked 78th.
1.03
Ranked 60th. 56% more than Cameroon

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.8
Ranked 120th.
0.98
Ranked 80th. 22% more than Cameroon

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 5.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Cameroon

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.06
Ranked 113th.
1.38
Ranked 98th. 31% more than Cameroon

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 76th.
9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Cameroon

Teacher student ratio > High school 16.17
Ranked 48th. 22% more than Germany
13.24
Ranked 55th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.346
Ranked 96th.
0.927
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Cameroon
High school repeaters > Female 15.98
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Germany
2.26
Ranked 57th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 46.04
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Germany
13.5
Ranked 103th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 58.8%
Ranked 93th.
99.2%
Ranked 12th. 69% more than Cameroon

Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.2 million
Ranked 36th.
3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Cameroon

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 141st. 50% more than Germany
4 years
Ranked 170th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $450.52
Ranked 118th.
$23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 53 times more than Cameroon

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 118.65
Ranked 26th. 20% more than Germany
99.13
Ranked 79th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 62.39
Ranked 50th.
74.21
Ranked 58th. 19% more than Cameroon

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 136th. 20% more than Germany
10
Ranked 193th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 22.7%
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Germany
4.34%
Ranked 98th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 85.85
Ranked 123th.
99.62
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Cameroon

High school enrolment rate > Female 49.54
Ranked 88th.
98.61
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Cameroon

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 74%
Ranked 97th.
96%
Ranked 50th. 30% more than Cameroon

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 67th.
9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Cameroon
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 69.6
Ranked 23th. 64% more than Germany
42.5
Ranked 38th.
Primary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 24th.
3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Cameroon

Secondary education > Pupils 1.2 million
Ranked 22nd.
8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Cameroon

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 34.9%
Ranked 122nd.
96.9%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Cameroon

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 53.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.
102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 93% more than Cameroon

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.78%
Ranked 104th.
49%
Ranked 81st. 26% more than Cameroon

Secondary education, vocational pupils 359,513
Ranked 6th.
1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Cameroon

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 92.53%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Germany
78.06%
Ranked 35th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 45.56
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Germany
11.82
Ranked 115th.

Secondary education > Teachers 48,497
Ranked 22nd.
597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Cameroon

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years
Ranked 85th.
16 years
Ranked 11th. 78% more than Cameroon
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 819,958
Ranked 63th.
8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Cameroon

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 7.14
Ranked 79th.
536.81
Ranked 17th. 75 times more than Cameroon

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 130th. 50% more than Germany
4
Ranked 150th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 337,642
Ranked 20th. 80 times more than Germany
4,196
Ranked 97th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 84.25%
Ranked 107th.
98.14%
Ranked 77th. 16% more than Cameroon

Public spending per student > Secondary level 24.6
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Germany
20.5
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 45.7%
Ranked 146th.
48.6%
Ranked 70th. 6% more than Cameroon

Progression to secondary school 44.66%
Ranked 76th.
98.71%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 70%
Ranked 99th.
96%
Ranked 47th. 37% more than Cameroon

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 62nd. The same as Germany
16
Ranked 17th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 164th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 49th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 16.8
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Germany
1.27
Ranked 82nd.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 50 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 60% more than Cameroon

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 166.76
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Germany
40.05
Ranked 166th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.181 per capita
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Germany
0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 79%
Ranked 91st.
96%
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Cameroon

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 62.7
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Germany
14.8
Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 77th.
86%
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Cameroon
Primary education > Teachers 62,280
Ranked 24th.
232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Cameroon

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 381,435
Ranked 6th.
1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Cameroon

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 45.39%
Ranked 128th.
48.25%
Ranked 106th. 6% more than Cameroon

Private school enrolment > Primary level 26.4
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Germany
2.4
Ranked 64th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 142nd. 50% more than Germany
4
Ranked 157th.

Library employees 10
Ranked 47th.
2,190
Ranked 1st. 219 times more than Cameroon
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 66.02
Ranked 58th.
101.58
Ranked 33th. 54% more than Cameroon

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.43
Ranked 69th. 22% more than Germany
2.82
Ranked 126th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 46.2%
Ranked 126th.
48.5%
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Cameroon
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $8.38 billion
Ranked 79th.
$1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 232 times more than Cameroon

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 173th. The same as Germany
6
Ranked 50th.

Scouting > Members 4,501
Ranked 99th.
112,503
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than Cameroon
High school > Share of total education spending 48.87%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Germany
45.55%
Ranked 13th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 94.18%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Germany
82.97%
Ranked 41st.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 912,471
Ranked 43th.
6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Cameroon

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 44.99
Ranked 79th.
79.87
Ranked 57th. 78% more than Cameroon

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.67
Ranked 52nd.
7.24
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Cameroon

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 85.12
Ranked 90th.
99.78
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Cameroon

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.868
Ranked 105th.
0.995
Ranked 57th. 15% more than Cameroon

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 43.7%
Ranked 24th.
48.4%
Ranked 82nd. 11% more than Cameroon
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,508
Ranked 3rd.
15,897
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Cameroon

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 31.6
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Germany
7.2
Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 48.86
Ranked 132nd.
102.4
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.207
Ranked 140th.
1.37
Ranked 75th. 7 times more than Cameroon
Primary completion rate > Women 57
Ranked 95th.
94
Ranked 52nd. 65% more than Cameroon

Elementary school repeaters > Female 16.04
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Germany
1.2
Ranked 80th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 17.45
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Germany
1.34
Ranked 82nd.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 59.6%
Ranked 84th.
98.7%
Ranked 14th. 66% more than Cameroon

High school teachers 43,193
Ranked 52nd.
597,269
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Cameroon

Elementary school teachers 69,544
Ranked 40th.
239,761
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cameroon

High school enrolment rate > Male 46.49
Ranked 87th.
99.1
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.2 million
Ranked 41st.
8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Cameroon

Primary completion rate > Men 68
Ranked 95th.
94
Ranked 46th. 38% more than Cameroon

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 73.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 38% more than Cameroon

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.86
Ranked 76th.
98.32
Ranked 92nd. 23% more than Cameroon

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 165.44
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Germany
40.06
Ranked 163th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 23.8
Ranked 31st. 55% more than Germany
15.4
Ranked 75th.
Library employees per million 0.645
Ranked 51st.
26.69
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Cameroon
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $9.80 billion
Ranked 89th.
$2.09 trillion
Ranked 5th. 214 times more than Cameroon

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 3.63 trillion
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Germany
1.57 trillion
Ranked 35th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 195,288.65
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Germany
19,141.83
Ranked 76th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 24.95% gross
Ranked 59th.
97.37% gross
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Cameroon

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 35.89% female
Ranked 100th.
55.6% female
Ranked 62nd. 55% more than Cameroon

Progression to secondary school > Male 42.6%
Ranked 74th.
98.79%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 21.05%
Ranked 17th.
24.68%
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Cameroon

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 17.27%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Germany
2.66%
Ranked 67th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.184 per capita
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Germany
0.04 per capita
Ranked 163th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 37.69%
Ranked 38th.
38.22%
Ranked 84th. 1% more than Cameroon

High school teachers > % female 26.41%
Ranked 89th.
57.6%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 37.3%
Ranked 98th.
101.7%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Cameroon

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 41.43%
Ranked 100th.
102.93%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Total enrollment, primary > % net 91.53%
Ranked 41st.
99.76%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Cameroon

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 55.98
Ranked 75th.
96.09
Ranked 29th. 72% more than Cameroon

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 11,406
Ranked 62nd.
344,020
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Cameroon

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 83,060
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Germany
17,720
Ranked 52nd.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 85.87%
Ranked 36th.
98.98%
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Cameroon

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 12.32%
Ranked 16th. 25 times more than Germany
0.496%
Ranked 100th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 254,582
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Germany
11,373
Ranked 57th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 123.45%
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Germany
98.72%
Ranked 90th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 13.56%
Ranked 14th.
88.98%
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Cameroon

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 33.12%
Ranked 97th.
100.4%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Cameroon

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 45.46%
Ranked 116th.
49.88%
Ranked 74th. 10% more than Cameroon

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 44.15%
Ranked 111th.
48.11%
Ranked 86th. 9% more than Cameroon

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 131.22%
Ranked 13th. 32% more than Germany
99.3%
Ranked 87th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 117.89%
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Germany
101.03%
Ranked 99th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 32.7%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Germany
13.48%
Ranked 96th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 6.1% gross
Ranked 42nd.
33.82% gross
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Cameroon
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 104.3%
Ranked 38th.
105.17%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Cameroon

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 9.89%
Ranked 9th.
89.01%
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Cameroon

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 8.72%
Ranked 73th.
49.91%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Cameroon

Secondary education, teachers > % female 28.23%
Ranked 78th.
59.78%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Cameroon

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 68.59% net
Ranked 98th.
85.62% net
Ranked 75th. 25% more than Cameroon
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 78.58% net
Ranked 90th.
83.02% net
Ranked 80th. 6% more than Cameroon
Primary education, teachers > % female 51.16%
Ranked 49th.
84.43%
Ranked 42nd. 65% more than Cameroon

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 19.01%
Ranked 79th.
39.32%
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 69.49
Ranked 7th.
194.35
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Cameroon

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Education spending > % of GDP 3.8%
Ranked 90th.
4.6%
Ranked 66th. 21% more than Cameroon

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