Reference Data in Cameroon

2,459 indicators covering reference data for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 837,347 number 2015 12th
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days 55.4% 2020 down 3.5% 22nd
Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year 49.8% 2020 up 8.0% 113th
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year 50.2% 2020 down 6.8% 75th
Inequality in per capita calorie intake 0.24 2020 unchanged 107th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 381,774 number 2016 15th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 695,517 number 2015 18th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 47,544 Hectares 2020 unchanged 51st
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected 11.4% 2025 up 192.3% 48th
Share of arable land which is organic 0.03 percent 2023 up 200.0% 147th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1.00 million number 2015 14th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 23.1% 2015 20th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.18 GPIA 2015 23rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 42.9% 2015 14th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.39 GPIA 2016 20th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 20.6% 2016 19th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 12.5% 2016 29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 47.2% 2015 14th
Tobacco production 6,437 tonnes 2024 up 3.4% 49th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 38.7% 2015 16th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 27.5% 2015 16th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.31 GPIA 2015 10th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 18.9% 2015 26th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 6 2019 unchanged 167th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2019 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 99.4% 2016 up 32.4% 114th
Rice production 345,583 tonnes 2024 up 125.5% 58th
Rice production by region 345,583 tonnes 2024 up 125.5% 58th
End of the academic school year 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% 58th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.01 years 2016 up 36.7% 39th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both 7.2% 2016 up 20.0% 56th
Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2018 unchanged 5th
End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2018 up 14.3% 53rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 13.9% 2018 down 12.4% 23rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 13.1% 2018 down 11.5% 17th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male 9.1% 2016 up 21.1% 51st
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female 5.2% 2016 up 18.2% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 104.9% 2016 up 28.0% 63rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.8939 GPI 2016 up 7.5% 178th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 93.8% 2016 up 37.7% 142nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.8882 GPI 2016 up 6.9% 178th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.6 years 2016 up 32.7% 22nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.41 years 2016 up 41.7% 68th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.5725 GPIA 2016 down 2.4% 106th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 2.8% 2023 up 6.9% 158th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 368,379 number 2016 up 260.2% 52nd
Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,212 millions 2018 up 75.7% 92nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 79.4% 2016 down 4.5% 189th
Military spending as a share of government spending 6.5% 2025 up 19.3% 60th
Share of children who have anemia 59.2% 2019 down 8.4% 25th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 27 - Origin and 0.0042 Percentage of GDP 2019 up 15.7% 39th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 7.9% 2015 down 35.3% 49th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.1% 2016 down 8.4% 107th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region 2.18 million hectares 2025 up 4.2% 30th
Bean production 388,217 tonnes 2024 up 13.4% 17th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 63.3% 2016 138th
Statistical performance indicator 66.05 2024 up 24.6% 109th
Rule of Law - Number of sources 16 2024 unchanged 3rd
Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.137 2024 up 3.5% 196th
Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 39.3% 2024 down 7.7% 189th