Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 29.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cameroon, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 29.1% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cameroon peaked at 29.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 26.9% | — |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 26.9% | 28.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.0% | 25.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 26.9% | 29.7% | 3 |
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cameroon?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cameroon was 29.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release