Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 16.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.4%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
15th
of 123 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2019
All-time low
9.0%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Cameroon is 16.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 15th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.9% | — |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -49.7% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +71.8% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 9.0% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Saudi Arabia 17.2% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 16.7% compare
- 14 United States of America 16.6% compare
- 16 Lebanon 16.1%
- 17 Tunisia 15.2% compare
- 18 Bahrain 14.6% 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 16.4% 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 19.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 123 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 down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (%). 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