Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 52.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 52.9% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 66.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1973.
That places Cameroon 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.1% | — |
| 1972 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 56.0% | +28.9% |
| 1975 | 47.8% | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 49.6% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 50.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 43.5% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 63.7% | 66.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.0% | 53.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cameroon was 52.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1973.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release