Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.2%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
80th
of 117 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2020
All-time low
1.2%
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
Cameroon recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 80th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5% | — |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0863 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0953 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 1.2% 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 1.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cameroon ranks 80th out of 117 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 14.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release