Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 79.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon stood at 79.1%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 83.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 83.5% | — |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 79.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 79.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.1% | 77.6% | 83.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 75.8% | 78.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.2% | 81.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon was 79.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release