Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 41.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 41.0% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon peaked at 51.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 155th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40.8% | — |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.8% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 40.7% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 40.4% | 41.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon was 41.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release