Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 12.2% 2023 down 7.5% 23rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 11.5% 2023 down 7.7% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9036 GPIA 2023 up 5.0% 169th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 62.1% 2023 down 1.6% 152nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 68.8% 2023 down 6.3% 137th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 24,745 2023 up 46.7% 28th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 12 2023 up 500.0% 73rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,878 2023 up 582.0% 54th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 33,755 2023 up 51.7% 44th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2019 unchanged 6th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2025 unchanged 5th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 10.9% 2023 down 5.4% 24th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 8,924 2023 up 166.0% 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 12.3% 147th
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 1,301 millions 2018 up 82.8% 98th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 3,707 2023 up 208.1% 57th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 7,931 2023 down 34.7% 34th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 4,604 number 2018 up 1,826.4% 46th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 5,217 2023 up 142.4% 50th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 5,945 2023 down 42.9% 33rd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 11.4% 2023 down 7.4% 29th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 360.0% 123rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 435.8% 95th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.87 GPI 2018 unchanged 84th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.0% 2023 up 15.3% 99th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.3% 2023 up 19.3% 136th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 146 2023 up 128.1% 54th
Literacy rate, youth male 87.6% 2018 down 2.0% 76th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 44.83 2018 down 2.6% 12th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 40.4% 2016 12th
Literacy rate, youth total 81.9% 2018 down 1.5% 78th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 33.1% 2016 14th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 12.7% 2018 down 5.1% 13th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 13.2% 2018 down 6.6% 17th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 102,956 2023 down 5.4% 35th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 47,510 2023 up 4.0% 37th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 31,237 2016 up 250.0% 35th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 55,446 2023 down 12.2% 31st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 19,300 2016 up 406.7% 31st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 11,937 2016 up 133.3% 40th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 13.1% 2023 down 8.7% 16th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 14.0% 2023 down 9.5% 20th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 251,398 2019 up 4.4% 24th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 55,869 2019 up 48.6% 64th
Population, age 0, female 297,645 2015 down 3.8% 45th
Population, age 0, total 600,775 2015 down 3.8% 45th
Population, age 1, female 291,265 2015 down 0.2% 46th
Population, age 1, total 587,321 2015 down 0.2% 47th
Population, age 2, female 286,174 2015 up 3.3% 47th
Population, age 2, total 576,587 2015 up 3.2% 48th
Population, age 3, female 282,174 2015 up 6.5% 48th
Population, age 3, total 568,163 2015 up 6.4% 48th
Population, age 4, female 279,067 2015 up 9.4% 48th
Population, age 4, total 561,636 2015 up 9.3% 48th
Population, age 5, female 276,656 2015 up 12.0% 48th
Population, age 5, total 556,598 2015 up 11.9% 48th
Population, age 6, female 274,741 2015 up 14.2% 47th
Population, age 6, total 552,632 2015 up 14.0% 48th
Population, age 7, female 273,126 2015 up 15.9% 47th