Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 25.2% 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
Cameroon recorded 25.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 26.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2005.
That places Cameroon 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.7% | — |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.5% | 24.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.9% | 26.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.8% | 25.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (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 25.2% 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 26.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 85th 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 up 5.6%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release