Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general 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 … lower both sexes general 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 77.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 77.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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