Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 54.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cameroon, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 54.7% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cameroon peaked at 60.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.4% | — |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 54.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.5%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 54.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 55.9% | 58.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 55.9% | 56.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.6% | 55.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 Liechtenstein 55.4% compare
- 12 Benin 55.4% compare
- 13 Congo 55.0% compare
- 15 Djibouti 54.2% compare
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 54.1% compare
- 17 Solomon Islands 54.1% 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 secondary education in public in Cameroon?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cameroon was 54.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release