Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 enrolled in 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% |
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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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February 2026 Data Release