Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 77.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 77.5% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 83.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 80.5% | — |
| 2004 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.3% | 83.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 78.6% | 79.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 77.5% | 80.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon was 77.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release