Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon peaked at 32.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 33rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.9% | — |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +37.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +76.7% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -61.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 20.0% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 13.9% | 19.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 11.0% | 28.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 11.0% 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 32.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd 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 down 21.3%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release