Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.2%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
28th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2023
All-time low
1.2%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 28th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2% | — |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release