Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.6414 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 0.6414 GPIA.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 0.9672 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6406 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 103rd out of 160 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 education enrolled in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8501 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.8717 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8716 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8309 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9672 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7688 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8182 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8018 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.83 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.764 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7939 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7906 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7829 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6561 GPIA | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6406 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6676 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6414 GPIA | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8541 GPIA | 0.7688 GPIA | 0.9672 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7939 GPIA | 0.764 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6514 GPIA | 0.6406 GPIA | 0.6676 GPIA | 4 |
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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 0.6414 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 0.9672 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6406 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 160 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 16.0%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release