Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 79.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
175th
of 211 countries
All-time high
90.2%
in 2016
All-time low
51.0%
in 1972
Years of data
45
1971–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cameroon stood at 79.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 90.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1972.
Cameroon ranks 175th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.6% | — |
| 1972 | 51.0% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 54.7% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 57.2% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 59.8% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 62.8% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 65.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 64.9% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 58.1% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 56.4% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.3% | 51.0% | 57.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 58.3% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 53.7% | 65.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 58.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 80.4% | 90.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.1% | 79.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cameroon was 79.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 175th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release