Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.5% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
up 47.6%
World rank
31st
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.3%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2019β2024
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cameroon, 2019β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.6% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.5% compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
- 32 Romania 0.5% compare
- 33 Viet Nam 0.5%
- 34 Malaysia 0.5% 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 science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cameroon was 0.5% 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 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 120 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 19.3%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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