Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 30.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Cameroon, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Cameroon stood at 30.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Cameroon peaked at 30.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 118th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.7% | — |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.7% | 17.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 18.4% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 27.9% | 30.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 115 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.7% compare
- 116 Bangladesh 31.1% compare
- 117 Qatar 30.4% compare
- 119 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 120 Bahrain 30.0% compare
- 121 Kuwait 29.9% 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Cameroon?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Cameroon was 30.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 118th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release