Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted was 1.2% in 2024. ▬ 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
2019–2024
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Cameroon, 2019–2024
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.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3% | — |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -9.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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 1.2% compare
- 69 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release