Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 40.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon stood at 40.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon peaked at 40.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.5% | — |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +45.2% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +113.8% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +28.5% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +8.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 40.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.0%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 40.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.2%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +113.8% | 14.9% | 31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 13.9% | 31.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 18.6% | 40.4% | 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 40.4% 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 40.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 143 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 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release