Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) was 35.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cameroon, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 35.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cameroon peaked at 35.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 123rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.5% | — |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +9.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 35.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.4%, 42% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 35.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.3% | 19.0% | 29.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 32.7% | 35.7% | 2 |
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 proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cameroon?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cameroon was 35.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 123rd out of 133 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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 primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release