Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.4%
Change on year
down 35.6%
World rank
82nd
of 123 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2021
All-time low
15.4%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 82nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.8% | — |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +42.7% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -35.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 15.4% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 79 Jordan 15.8% compare
- 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.4% compare
- 80 North Macedonia 15.4% compare
- 83 Palestine, State of 15.2% compare
- 84 Iceland 15.1% compare
- 85 Netherlands 15.1% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 948,662 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 644,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
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 15.4% 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 32.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 123 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 8.8%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release