Start month of the academic school year in Cameroon
Cameroon: Start month of the academic school year was 10 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10 tertiary education
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
9 tertiary education
in 2011
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Cameroon, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Cameroon is 10 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Cameroon peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 tertiary education, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 tertiary education | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 10 tertiary education | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 tertiary education | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 tertiary education | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Albania 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Benin 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Cape Verde 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Djibouti 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Egypt 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Gabon 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Haiti 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Jordan 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Liberia 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Mali 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Mauritania 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Nepal 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Senegal 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Somalia 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Chad 10 tertiary education compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Cameroon?
- Start month of the academic school year in Cameroon was 10 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release