Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 26.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
26.5%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
34th
of 213 countries
All-time high
26.5%
in 1985
All-time low
16.3%
in 1995
Years of data
43
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon stood at 26.5%.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon peaked at 26.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.5% | — |
| 1972 | 23.3% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 25.9% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 24.3% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 23.3% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 21.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.3% | 23.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 23.5% | 26.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon was 26.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release