Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 14.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2024.
The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Cameroon peaked at 15.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.8% | — |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +50.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +58.8% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -42.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +59.1% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 6.4% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 7.7% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Macau, China 15.8% compare
- 10 Brunei Darussalam 15.2% compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 15.1% compare
- 13 Andorra 14.1% compare
- 14 Algeria 14.0% compare
- 15 Armenia 13.5% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Cameroon?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Cameroon was 14.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release