Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 54.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cameroon stood at 54.7%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cameroon peaked at 70.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1973.
That places Cameroon 146th out of 161 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.2% | — |
| 1972 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 52.2% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 66.1% | +26.7% |
| 1975 | 57.1% | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 57.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 52.2% | 66.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 68.5% | 70.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.5% | 55.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cameroon?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cameroon was 54.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1973.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release