Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.12 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon stood at 1.12 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8959 GPIA, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8959 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9221 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9304 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9448 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9497 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9339 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9327 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9486 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.929 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9396 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9421 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9483 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9568 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9569 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9613 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9718 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9913 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9837 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9925 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9322 GPIA | 0.8959 GPIA | 0.9497 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9562 GPIA | 0.929 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon was 1.12 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8959 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release