Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 71.8% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Cameroon, 2006β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 71.8% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Cameroon peaked at 83.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 92nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 75.1% | 79.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 69.5% | 83.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 62.1% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Cameroon?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Cameroon was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Cameroon ranks 92nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release