School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 16.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Cameroon stood at 16.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Cameroon peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +47.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +53.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +36.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +1294.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +12.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1294.0% | 0.3% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.8% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Cameroon was 16.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, female (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.