Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 27.3% 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 27.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 27.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 3rd of 83 countries on this measure, 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 | 21.5% | — |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.4% | 22.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 23.9% | 27.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.6 % 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 27.3% 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 27.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 3rd out of 83 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 9.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release