Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 5.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.8%
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
22nd
of 122 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2020
All-time low
2.4%
in 2019
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
Cameroon recorded 5.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 141.5% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.4% | — |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +353.8% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -49.4% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +13.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 4.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 10.9% | 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 5.8% 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 10.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 122 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 141.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release