Education in Cameroon 2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, early childhood education, female 850,072 2025 up 22.8% 53rd School age population, early childhood education, male 865,240 2025 up 23.9% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 40.8% 2023 down 8.5% 161st Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10,635 2023 down 33.8% 46th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 61,611 2023 down 43.5% 38th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.25 years 2023 down 9.3% 82nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.4 years 2023 down 4.9% 134th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9086 GPIA 2023 up 4.8% 191st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 11.9% 2023 down 7.6% 23rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 21.6% 2016 up 27.9% 39th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.9% 2016 up 41.2% 73rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 38.8% 2023 down 5.4% 162nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9039 GPI 2023 up 6.5% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 42.9% 2023 down 11.2% 159th Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 7th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 27.3% 2023 up 9.9% 3rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 17.1% 2023 up 2.3% 5th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 72.7% 2023 down 3.3% 196th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 65.4% 2023 down 4.1% 150th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 82.9% 2023 down 0.5% 194th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 13,876 2023 down 38.5% 34th Progression to secondary school, male 64.0% 2015 up 43.1% 152nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 79.1% 2023 up 0.5% 105th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 330,793 number 2018 up 124.1% 63rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 22.5% 2023 up 6.5% 4th School enrollment, secondary, female 43.0% 2016 — 128th School enrollment, secondary, male 48.9% 2016 — 124th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.9% 2023 down 1.7% 87th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 96.2% 2024 up 1.5% 102nd Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,211 millions 2018 up 74.9% 100th Progression to secondary school, female 69.4% 2015 up 53.4% 146th Expenditure on tertiary education 10.2% 2013 down 1.5% 138th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.8% 2018 up 32.6% 144th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 26,169 number 2018 up 30.4% 48th Literacy rate, youth female 76.4% 2018 down 1.4% 88th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 13.5% 2023 down 9.2% 20th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 36.7% 2016 — 13th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 5,607 2023 down 48.3% 46th Children out of school, primary 173,924 2024 down 6.4% 42nd Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 173,924 2024 down 6.4% 42nd Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 7,048 2023 down 42.9% 48th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.8% 2024 down 27.2% 105th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 74.8% 2023 down 1.8% 105th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 83.8% 2023 up 2.5% 102nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 25.2% 2023 up 5.6% 85th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 16.2% 2023 down 11.3% 88th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 26,939 2023 down 48.0% 37th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.01 million number 2016 up 230.2% 47th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 37 2023 up 12.1% 112th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 13.8% 2024 up 7.4% 79th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 34,672 2023 down 39.4% 37th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 88.7% 2017 up 7.0% 117th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 7,258 number 2018 up 1,039.4% 56th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.0% 2017 up 2.7% 56th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 12.6% 2018 down 13.9% 14th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 13.0% 2018 down 15.6% 20th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 6,052 2023 down 30.3% 45th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 4,583 2023 down 37.9% 47th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 12.0% 2023 down 1.4% 24th ← Previous Page 12 of 50 Next →