Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) was 84.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.9%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
115th
of 126 countries
All-time high
84.9%
in 2023
All-time low
70.2%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Cameroon, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 84.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 115th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 75.7% | — |
| 2020 | 70.2% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +2.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 84.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 84.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 70.2% | 84.9% | 4 |
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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Cameroon?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Cameroon was 84.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 115th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release