Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 78.1% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 82.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1999.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 194 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 57.3% | — |
| 1974 | 56.8% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 59.5% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 61.2% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 72.8% | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 60.9% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 55.2% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 56.9% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 58.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 60.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 54.8% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 78.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.1%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 78.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +28.7% | 61.3% | 78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 56.8% | 72.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 54.9% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 54.8% | 59.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 55.2% | 78.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 68.5% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.1% | 78.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 79.7% compare
- 148 Bhutan 79.0% compare
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.5% compare
- 151 Mozambique 76.2% compare
- 152 Luxembourg 75.8% compare
- 153 Gambia 75.4% 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, male in Cameroon?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release