Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 4,048 millions 2018 up 82.8% 86th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 45.3% 2023 up 3.0% 167th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 0.8% 2023 up 5.4% 167th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 54.7% 2023 down 2.3% 14th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 92.55 millions 2013 up 27.7% 116th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 6.6% 2022 down 36.1% 51st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 5.0% 2022 down 48.0% 48th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 74.5% 2023 down 6.0% 131st
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 45.3% 2023 up 4.9% 158th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 0.8% 2023 up 8.9% 158th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 54.7% 2023 down 3.7% 22nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 45,874 number 2019 up 17.0% 11th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 63.2% 2013 down 17.3% 103rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 43,734 number 2019 up 32.2% 9th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 39,028 number 2019 up 17.2% 11th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 69.2% 2023 up 20.9% 81st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 57.9% 2023 up 6.2% 71st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 11.2% 31st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 23,595 number 2016 up 60.7% 35th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.2% 2024 down 0.3% 31st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2024 down 0.6% 31st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.8% 2024 up 0.3% 146th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.19 GPIA 2023 down 11.6% 25th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1.17 million 2023 up 76.6% 18th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1.42 million 2023 up 42.3% 13th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 25.9% 2023 up 29.4% 31st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 31.8% 2023 up 4.6% 19th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 35.88 millions 2013 90th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.3% 2018 down 37.1% 55th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 11.7% 2023 down 6.1% 24th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6414 GPIA 2023 down 16.0% 103rd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 818,957 2023 up 39.3% 12th
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 23.72 2023 down 38.9% 154th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 606,229 2023 up 101.6% 16th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 10.9% 2023 down 6.5% 22nd
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 32.15 2023 7th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 22.9% 2023 up 2.6% 24th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.27 GPIA 2023 down 15.0% 26th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 16.8% 2023 up 47.7% 34th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 5.9% 2022 down 50.1% 49th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 57.9% 2023 up 6.2% 71st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 17,674 number 2016 up 49.7% 38th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 36.32 millions 2013 90th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 5.1% 2022 down 56.1% 46th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9977 GPIA 2024 down 3.0% 62nd
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 35.7% 2022 up 83.3% 123rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 73,372 2024 up 52.7% 48th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 38,960 2024 up 85.2% 52nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 34,412 2024 up 27.3% 47th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 234,396 2023 up 10.9% 53rd
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 84.9% 2023 up 12.2% 115th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.1% 2024 up 0.1% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 0.2% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.9% 2024 down 0.1% 127th