Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 5.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 5.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 73.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +5540.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -55.8% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +261.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -53.4% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +73.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 4.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%, 3.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 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 5.7% 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 7.6% in 2020.
- 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 32nd out of 124 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 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release