Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5%
World rank
31st
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
9
2006–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon stood at 0.5%.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon peaked at 1.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1.7% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.5% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 New Zealand 0.7% compare
- 29 Switzerland 0.7% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
- 32 Mongolia 0.5% compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
- 34 France 0.3% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 0.5% 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 1.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release