Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 75.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon stood at 75.3%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 76.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 47.8% | — |
| 1974 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.4% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 52.3% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 63.8% | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 53.6% | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 51.6% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 51.3% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 50.1% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 53.6% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 55.7% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 55.3% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 56.8% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 55.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +4.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 75.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 75.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +29.7% | 55.9% | 72.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.7% | 47.8% | 63.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 50.1% | 55.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 50.2% | 56.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 51.5% | 72.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 65.0% | 76.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 69.5% | 75.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 77.3% compare
- 157 Luxembourg 76.5% compare
- 158 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 75.7% compare
- 160 Suriname 75.2% compare
- 161 Pakistan 74.1% compare
- 162 Mauritania 73.4% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 75.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release