Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon is 23.9%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 41.2% 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 73rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.3% | 24.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (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 23.9% in 2016, 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 73rd out of 158 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.