Secondary education, pupils in Cameroon
Cameroon: Secondary education, pupils was 45.9% in 2016. β² Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Cameroon, 1971β2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2016, secondary education, pupils in Cameroon stood at 45.9%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Cameroon peaked at 45.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 177th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 28.6% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 35.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 40.5% | 45.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 37.9% | 45.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.5% | 45.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Cameroon?
- Secondary education, pupils in Cameroon was 45.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Cameroon ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.