Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cameroon, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cameroon stood at 30.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 30.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 143rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.7% | — |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.7% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 18.6% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.4% | 30.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cameroon was 30.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release