School enrollment, secondary, private in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, secondary, private was 30.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in Cameroon, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 30.6% for school enrollment, secondary, private in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Cameroon peaked at 36.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 38th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.0% | — |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.0% | 36.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.4% | 28.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.4% | 30.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 35 Spain 31.3% compare
- 36 Samoa 30.9% compare
- 37 Togo 30.8% compare
- 39 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
- 40 Palestine, State of 29.3% compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.3% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Cameroon was 30.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). 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.