Girls in primary school in Cameroon

Girls in primary school in Cameroon: 0% in 1820 and 88.7% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 88.7%
Since 1820: +88.7 percentage points
World, 2017: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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The highest was 90.3% in 2016, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Cameroon	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	88.7	88.2
2016	90.3	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	82.9	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	66.5	77.8
1990	68.2	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	68.9	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	69.3	75.8
1975	63	72.9
1970	55	69
1965	54	66
1960	31	63.1
1955	22.5	57.4
1950	18.1	51.4
1945	14.4	43.5
1940	11.4	40
1935	9	38.2
1930	3.8	36.4
1925	3.1	33
1920	2.4	30.5
1915	2.4	29.2
1910	2.5	28.1
1905	1.9	25.1
1900	0.9	23.3
1895	1.1	21.8
1890	0.9	20
1885	0.7	19
1880	0.5	17.2
1875	0.4	15.7
1870	0.3	13.2
1865	0.2	10.6
1860	0.2	9.3
1855	0.1	8
1850	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	5.9
1840	0.1	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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