Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 81st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6% | — |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +67.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
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 tertiary education in private in Cameroon?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 tertiary education in private 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