Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.11 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon stood at 1.11 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 67th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (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 1.11 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 183 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 3.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release