Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cameroon, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cameroon is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cameroon peaked at 0.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.
That places Cameroon 122nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 119 San Marino 0.9% compare
- 120 Saudi Arabia 0.9% compare
- 121 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 123 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% compare
- 124 Uganda 0.8% compare
- 125 Ukraine 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 tertiary education in public institutions in Cameroon?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cameroon was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 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