School enrollment, primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, primary was 114.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 114.4% for school enrollment, primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Cameroon peaked at 117.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 92.3% | — |
| 1972 | 90.4% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 94.7% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 93.6% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 96.9% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 98.1% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 101.1% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 99.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 100.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 101.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 103.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 104.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 100.6% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 100.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 98.6% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 93.3% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 84.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 104.3% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 104.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 104.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 109.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 107.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 105.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 107.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 107.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 109.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 111.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 110.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 114.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 115.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 117.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 117.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 111.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 104.3% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 106.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 110.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 112.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 114.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 114.4% | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 114.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 114.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.3% | 90.4% | 95.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 100.1% | 95.0% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 77.7% | 100.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 104.9% | 88.5% | 109.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.0% | 104.3% | 117.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 112.9% | 110.1% | 114.4% | 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 school enrollment, primary in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, primary in Cameroon was 114.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 117.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.