Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.8%
Change on year
up 44.8%
World rank
11th
of 123 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2024
All-time low
6.4%
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
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Cameroon stood at 12.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 11th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.5% | — |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.4% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 12.8% 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 12.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Cameroon ranks 11th 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 up 34.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release