Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cameroon
Cameroon: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 24.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
24.6%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
106th
of 113 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2019
All-time low
24.6%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cameroon, 2019–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 27.0% over five years.
That places Cameroon 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.7% | — |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 24.6% | 33.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon was 24.6% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Cameroon ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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