Education in Cameroon 2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Government spending on education as a share of GDP 2.8% 2023 up 6.9% 158th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 45.2% 2016 up 202.2% 140th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 43,660 2024 up 19.5% 13th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 50,710 2024 up 17.4% 14th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 59.7% 57th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 44.5% 2025 up 60.6% 15th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 47.2% 2025 up 45.2% 14th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 41.8% 2025 up 82.5% 20th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 71.9% 2025 up 43.8% 10th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 74.4% 2025 up 32.9% 9th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 69.5% 2025 up 58.0% 12th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 5.5% 2025 down 65.4% 88th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 4.9% 2025 down 70.5% 93rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 6.2% 2025 down 58.9% 89th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.07 modelled data 2025 down 12.2% 46th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 737,073 2023 up 23.1% 53rd Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6096 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% 115th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.8% 2023 up 6.9% 158th Primary education, pupils 47.0% 2018 up 2.5% 181st Inequality in education 0.3172 2023 down 5.8% 42nd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 12.9% 2018 down 14.7% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 40.6% 2016 up 210.2% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 49.7% 2016 up 195.9% 136th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8165 GPI 2016 up 4.8% 160th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 349,222 2023 up 27.4% 52nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.11 modelled data 2025 down 14.0% 47th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 6 2025 unchanged 177th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 37.6% 123rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 387,851 2023 up 19.6% 54th Tertiary education, academic staff 26.8% 2024 up 33.4% 140th Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 9th End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 12,655 2023 down 45.5% 49th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.7903 modelled data 2025 down 27.5% 146th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 14.4% 2018 down 16.9% 17th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 15.5% 2018 down 15.0% 21st Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.0% 2023 up 397.1% 54th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 47.6% 2023 down 23.2% 185th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 61.1% 98th Persistence to grade 5, female 75.3% 2023 down 6.6% 117th Persistence to grade 5, male 73.8% 2023 down 5.4% 116th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 89.5% 2023 down 5.7% 160th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 45.0% 2023 down 20.9% 186th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 50.1% 2023 down 25.2% 182nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8991 GPIA 2023 up 5.8% 184th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 6.0% 2023 up 10.0% 54th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 50.6% 101st Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 8.5% 2023 up 17.2% 83rd School enrollment, secondary 46.0% 2016 — 129th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.83 years 2023 down 7.2% 109th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 85.3% 2023 down 3.1% 168th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9109 GPIA 2023 up 5.3% 189th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 93.7% 2023 down 8.0% 146th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 38,026 2024 up 17.5% 11th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 45,143 2024 up 14.1% 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 77.5% 2023 down 1.7% 196th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.72 million 2025 up 23.3% 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