Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.6257 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.6257 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 0.8733 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6122 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7899 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.8476 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.847 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.817 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8733 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8064 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.688 GPIA | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6454 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6674 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6722 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6576 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6531 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6358 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6316 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6122 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6257 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8099 GPIA | 0.688 GPIA | 0.8733 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6553 GPIA | 0.6358 GPIA | 0.6722 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6232 GPIA | 0.6122 GPIA | 0.6316 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 44 Mauritius 0.6366 GPIA compare
- 45 British Virgin Islands 0.6336 GPIA compare
- 46 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6293 GPIA compare
- 48 Djibouti 0.603 GPIA compare
- 49 Monaco 0.5872 GPIA compare
- 50 Mozambique 0.5702 GPIA compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 948,662 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 644,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (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 0.6257 GPIA 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 0.8733 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6122 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 79 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 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release