Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 66.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
66.3%
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
66.3%
in 2018
All-time low
40.6%
in 2004
Years of data
5
2004–2018
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon stood at 66.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon peaked at 66.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 2nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 40.6% | — |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +42.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 66.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.4%, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 66.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6%, 2.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 40.6% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 41.3% | 66.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cameroon was 66.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Cameroon ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, poorest quintile, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release