Share of students from abroad in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of students from abroad was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Cameroon, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.8% for share of students from abroad in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Cameroon peaked at 3.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 99th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 96 Burkina Faso 1.9% compare
- 97 Morocco 1.9% compare
- 98 Albania 1.9% compare
- 100 Chile 1.6% compare
- 101 Mauritania 1.4% compare
- 102 Cabo Verde 1.4% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.26 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Cameroon?
- Share of students from abroad in Cameroon was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of students from abroad?
- Cameroon ranks 99th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International students as a share of the country's overall tertiary enrollment. International students are those who move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.