Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 8.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 8.5% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cameroon peaked at 9.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.0% | — |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +84.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +10.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 8.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 8.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5%, 5.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +84.9% | 4.2% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 66 Philippines 8.8% compare
- 67 Mongolia 8.7% compare
- 68 Costa Rica 8.5% compare
- 70 Andorra 8.2% compare
- 71 Morocco 8.1% compare
- 72 Kyrgyzstan 7.9% compare
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cameroon?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cameroon was 8.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Cameroon ranks 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release