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Tools & Publications

A Transnational View of Basic Education: Issues of Access, Quality and Community Participation in West and Central Africa (English) 783.8 KB
Publication Date: January 1, 2002

Topics: Education, International Education, Primary Education
Approaches: Evaluation, Research
Geographic Areas: Gambia, Cameroon, Benin, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Togo

Projects

Ambassadors’ Girls Scholarship Program (AGSP)
Topics: Community Mobilization, Girls Education, HIV/AIDS, Primary Education, Secondary Education
Approaches: Gender, Partnerships, Training
Geographic Areas: Africa, Kenya, Niger, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Chad, Somalia, Sudan, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Guinea

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Cameroonat a Glance

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Population16,380,005

Population Growth Rate1.93%

Religionsindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

Languages24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: 73.4% (2003 est.)

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