Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 16.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 16.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 21.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 88th of 168 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 … upper female vocational in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.1% | — |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -6.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 20.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 21.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 17.2% | 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 16.2% 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 21.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 88th out of 168 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 11.3%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release