Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
down 39.3%
World rank
24th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2022
All-time low
1.0%
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
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon is 1.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -39.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 92% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.0% 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 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 111 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 19.4%. 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 Services 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