Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.2%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
66th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2021
All-time low
1.2%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019β2024
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Cameroon, 2019β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 66th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 63 Zimbabwe 1.2% compare
- 64 Uruguay 1.2% compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 1.2% compare
- 67 Iceland 1.2% compare
- 68 United States of America 1.2% compare
- 69 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
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 1.2% 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 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Cameroon ranks 66th out of 121 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 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release