Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 49.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cameroon, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 49.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 195.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cameroon peaked at 49.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 136th out of 182 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.6% | — |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 16.8% | 31.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 36.7% | 49.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cameroon was 49.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.