Cameroon vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Cameroon
16.7%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
26.8%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
137th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
139th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 26.8% against 16.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.6 times Cameroon's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 137th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th of 194 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 8.2% | 6.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 10.3% | 6.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 15.6% | 9.3% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 23.5% | 9.3% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 26.2% | 9.8% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Cameroon or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 26.8% against 16.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Cameroon and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 10.1%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 137th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release