Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 22.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon is 22.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 22.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 4th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.5% | — |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 21.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 22.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 447,513 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % 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 22.5% 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 22.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 4th out of 88 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 up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release