Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 27.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cameroon, 2006β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon stood at 27.7%.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon peaked at 37.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.7% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 16.7% | 30.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 27.7% | 37.9% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon was 27.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release