Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 0.7433 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cameroon, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.7433 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cameroon peaked at 0.7433 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6677 UIS estimate, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 133rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6696 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.6882 UIS estimate | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.67 UIS estimate | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6719 UIS estimate | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6945 UIS estimate | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.692 UIS estimate | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6677 UIS estimate | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6707 UIS estimate | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6741 UIS estimate | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7179 UIS estimate | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7286 UIS estimate | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7433 UIS estimate | +2.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.7433 UIS estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7118 UIS estimate, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.7433 UIS estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6694 UIS estimate, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6781 UIS estimate | 0.6677 UIS estimate | 0.6945 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.716 UIS estimate | 0.6741 UIS estimate | 0.7433 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cameroon?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cameroon was 0.7433 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7433 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6677 UIS estimate in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release