Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.5%
Change on year
up 97.0%
World rank
9th
of 121 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 2024
All-time low
4.8%
in 2023
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
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon is 9.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 97.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 9th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.8% | — |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 6 Benin 11.7%
- 7 Saudi Arabia 11.0% compare
- 8 Lebanon 10.9%
- 10 Madagascar 8.9% compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 8.8% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 8.6% 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 9.5% 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 9.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 9th 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 up 8.0%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release