Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cameroon, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cameroon stood at 30.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cameroon peaked at 30.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 143rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.7% | — |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 30.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 30.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.7% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 18.6% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.4% | 30.4% | 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cameroon?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cameroon was 30.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.