Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cameroon is 96.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 96.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 64.2% | — |
| 1972 | 63.7% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 62.3% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 60.3% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 66.9% | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 66.5% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 68.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.9% | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 96.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 96.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.3% | 60.3% | 68.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 68.5% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 73.8% | 73.0% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.3% | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 91.5% | 95.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.6% | 96.3% | 4 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cameroon was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release