Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 45.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 45.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 202.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 45.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 140th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.3% | — |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +47.9% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 15.0% | 29.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 33.1% | 45.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Cameroon was 45.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 140th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.2%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.