Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon

Name: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Cameroon: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

177th

of 191 countries

All-time high

in 2000

All-time low

in 2000

Years of data

2000–2025

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon, 2000–2025

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon peaked at 6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.

That places Cameroon 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Cameroon, 2000 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
2000	6	—
2001	6	+0.0%
2002	6	+0.0%
2003	6	+0.0%
2004	6	+0.0%
2005	6	+0.0%
2006	6	+0.0%
2007	6	+0.0%
2008	6	+0.0%
2009	6	+0.0%
2010	6	+0.0%
2011	6	+0.0%
2012	6	+0.0%
2013	6	+0.0%
2014	6	+0.0%
2015	6	+0.0%
2016	6	+0.0%
2017	6	+0.0%
2018	6	+0.0%
2019	6	+0.0%
2020	6	+0.0%
2021	6	+0.0%
2022	6	+0.0%
2023	6	+0.0%
2024	6	+0.0%
2025	6	+0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	6	6	6	10
2010s	6	6	6	10
2020s	6	6	6	6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

177 Benin 6 compare
177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6 compare
177 Guinea 6 compare
177 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
177 Guyana 6 compare
177 Haiti 6 compare
177 Jamaica 6 compare
177 Liberia 6 compare
177 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
177 Suriname 6 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon?: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cameroon was 6 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?: Cameroon ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,881 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release