Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 78.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.1%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
180th
of 219 countries
All-time high
83.5%
in 1995
All-time low
72.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon is 78.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon peaked at 83.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 180th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 73.3% | — |
| 1972 | 74.9% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 72.6% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 74.0% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.5% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 74.6% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 80.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.9% | 72.6% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 74.1% | 72.2% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 80.2% | 83.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.3% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 77.8% | 79.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 78.1% | 80.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon was 78.1% 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 83.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cameroon ranks 180th out of 219 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 down 0.9%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release