School enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, primary, private was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon is 25.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon peaked at 53.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.6% | — |
| 1972 | 48.3% | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 47.1% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 44.6% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 42.9% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 36.3% | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 32.3% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 25.2% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 42.9% | 53.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 34.3% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.4% | 27.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.1% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.9% | 24.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 24.8% | 26.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon was 25.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.