Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cameroon stood at 65.5%.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cameroon peaked at 72.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 68.5% | — |
| 1972 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 41.9% | -38.8% |
| 1974 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 41.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 41.3% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 49.3% | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 42.7% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -9.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 65.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.1%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 65.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.7%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -38.8% | 68.5% | 41.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.6% | 40.0% | 68.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 44.1% | 39.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 36.3% | 57.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 58.7% | 65.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 61.4% | 67.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 65.5% | 72.7% | 4 |
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 pre-primary education in private in Cameroon?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cameroon was 65.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 pre-primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release