CEMAC Human Capital Snapshots: Cameroon (English)

Cameroon has yet to fully harness its human capital potential. Cameroon has a Human Capital Index (HCI) of 0.40, which means that a child born today can expect to achieve only 40 percent of their full potential in terms of education and health by the age of 18. While Cameroon outperforms the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) average and structural peers, it lags behind the lower-middle income countries (LMIC) average and aspirational...

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Author

World Bank;
Document Date
2024/06/21
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
191684
Volume No
1
Country
Western and Central Africa,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2024/06/21
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
CEMAC Human Capital Snapshots: Cameroon

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

3W-CEMAC Human Development Policy Dialogue -- P177546

Major Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

Theme

FY17 - Education,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Health Systems and Policies,FY17 - Access to Education,FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs,FY17 - Skills Development,FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Social protection delivery systems,FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management,FY17 - Health System Strengthening

Sector

FY17 - Public Administration - Social Protection

Topics

Human Capital Accumulation,Human Capital and Growth,

Unit Owning

Social Protection & Labor AFR 3 (HAWS3)

Version Type

Final

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

Citation

World Bank.

CEMAC Human Capital Snapshots: Cameroon (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099062124141612353

CEMAC Human Capital Snapshots: Cameroon (English)

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