School enrollment, secondary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, secondary, male was 47.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Cameroon is 47.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Cameroon peaked at 66.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 178th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.7% | — |
| 1972 | 12.7% | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 14.7% | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 17.8% | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 19.4% | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 20.9% | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 21.8% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 24.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 29.5% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 11.7% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 22.4% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 27.3% | 33.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 27.3% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 54.2% | 66.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 48.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Cameroon was 47.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 178th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, secondary, male (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.