Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 74.8% 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 74.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 82.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 105th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 education … male general in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.3% | — |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 74.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 74.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.0%, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8% | 75.6% | 82.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 73.4% | 76.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 74.2% | 77.2% | 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 74.8% 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 82.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 105th out of 188 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 down 1.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release