Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 9.16 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
9.16
World rank
93rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
9.16
in 2014
All-time low
0.2686
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–2014
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Cameroon, 1976–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 9.16 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 153.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Cameroon peaked at 9.16 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2686, in 1976.
That places Cameroon 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.2686 | — |
| 2005 | 3.62 | +1247.1% |
| 2007 | 1.94 | -46.4% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 9.16 | +500.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 9.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.85, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 9.16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.16, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2686 | 0.2686 | 0.2686 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.78 | 1.94 | 3.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.34 | 1.53 | 9.16 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Cameroon?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Cameroon was 9.16 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.16 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2686 in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Cameroon ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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