Progression to secondary school, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Progression to secondary school, female was 69.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Cameroon, 1972–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Cameroon is 69.4%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Cameroon peaked at 71.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1972.
That places Cameroon 146th out of 156 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 22.3% | 31.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 30.9% | 42.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 30.3% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 45.2% | 60.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 64.4% | 71.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 11.47 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Cameroon?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Cameroon was 69.4% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).