Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 20.9% 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 20.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 24.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 87th 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 … upper both sexes vocational in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.5% | — |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 20.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 20.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 21.2% | 24.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.9% | 21.8% | 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 20.9% 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 24.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 87th 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 1.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release