Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 97.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cameroon is 97.3%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 98.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.4% | — |
| 1972 | 70.7% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 69.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 66.0% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 73.3% | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 72.1% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 73.4% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 73.7% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 97.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 97.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +25.2% | 78.0% | 97.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.7% | 66.0% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 73.7% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 78.0% | 79.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.8% | 3 |
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, male in Cameroon?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Cameroon was 97.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release