Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0707 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0707 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0941 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 units per person, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 135th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0115 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0128 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0143 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0154 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0171 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.021 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0229 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0241 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.025 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0266 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0276 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0297 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0313 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0336 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0342 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0373 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.039 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0399 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0403 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0429 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0445 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0433 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0422 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0399 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0415 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0443 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0469 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0554 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0483 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0509 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0452 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0459 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0398 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0541 units per person | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0607 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0664 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0778 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0823 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0847 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0907 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0926 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0941 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0713 units per person | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0718 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0707 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0324 units per person | 0.025 units per person | 0.0399 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0424 units per person | 0.0399 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0514 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | 0.0664 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.087 units per person | 0.0778 units per person | 0.0941 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 0.0718 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cameroon?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0707 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0941 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 units per person in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.