Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 25.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon is 25.3%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon peaked at 26.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.5% | — |
| 1972 | 23.3% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 25.9% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 24.3% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 23.3% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 21.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.3% | 23.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 6 |
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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon was 25.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 200 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.