Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 83.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 83.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon peaked at 85.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 67.7% | — |
| 1972 | 70.7% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 69.0% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 71.3% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 70.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 68.8% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 70.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 78.3% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.4% | 67.7% | 71.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.1% | 68.8% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 80.2% | 83.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 82.3% | 84.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 82.0% | 83.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.3% | 85.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0863 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0953 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 83.3% 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 85.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cameroon ranks 167th out of 217 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 0.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release