Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cameroon, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cameroon is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cameroon peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7% | — |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 177 Djibouti 0.8% compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8% compare
- 179 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
- 181 British Virgin Islands 0.8% compare
- 182 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8% compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8% 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cameroon?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cameroon was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Cameroon ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release