Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 303.44 millions 2013 up 67.0% 93rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 128,632 2023 up 12.5% 47th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 105,764 2023 up 9.0% 67th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 6.7% 2022 down 44.1% 52nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 131,243 number 2016 up 89.4% 18th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 36.3% 2023 down 37.5% 117th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 63.48 headcount basis 2024 up 16.7% 6th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 68.6% 2024 down 10.5% 97th
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 412.52 millions 2012 up 53.1% 83rd
Adolescents out of school, female 49.0% 2023 up 18.8% 10th
Adolescents out of school, male 45.3% 2023 up 43.8% 16th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 81.6% 2024 up 1.6% 85th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 60.4% 2024 down 17.9% 103rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2019 unchanged 164th
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 0.7399 GPIA 2024 down 19.2% 95th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2019 unchanged 9th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 80,356 number 2019 up 33.3% 10th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 44.8% 2022 up 23.6% 113th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 34.56 headcount basis 2024 up 6.1% 23rd
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 57.4% 2024 down 10.0% 73rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 10,655 number 2016 up 57.4% 32nd
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary 73.9 headcount basis 2023 up 23.6% 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 57.3% 2024 down 10.6% 70th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 51.0% 2023 down 13.2% 153rd
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 60.9% 2024 up 13.8% 61st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9323 GPIA 2023 up 8.7% 150th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 51.6% 2023 up 1.8% 50th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.1% 2023 up 3.5% 50th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 48.4% 2023 down 1.9% 120th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 41.83 headcount basis 2023 down 2.5% 4th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 54.7% 2023 down 20.1% 147th
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 40.6% 2023 down 11.0% 93rd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.54 million number 2016 up 197.9% 41st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0.2714 millions 2013 73rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 48.5% 2023 down 1.3% 99th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 51.5% 2023 up 1.3% 70th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.1% 2023 up 2.5% 70th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for 34.3% 2023 up 18.0% 103rd
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary 23.93 headcount basis 2023 down 12.2% 13th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 444.85 millions 2012 up 26.0% 83rd
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 307.17 millions 2013 up 29.0% 92nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.08 GPIA 2023 down 13.0% 50th
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 36.2% 2023 down 33.7% 91st
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 43.7% 2023 up 7.1% 89th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2018 down 1.4% 56th
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 41.0% 2024 down 16.7% 145th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 715,287 number 2016 up 214.0% 41st
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 0.8285 GPIA 2023 down 33.9% 80th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 27,427 number 2016 up 64.0% 21st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 7,985 number 2016 up 45.2% 33rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,348 2023 up 64.4% 38th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 29.2% 72nd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 666,021 number 2016 up 267.6% 53rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 62,390 number 2016 up 85.1% 16th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 11.1% 2023 down 15.9% 20th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0.2747 millions 2013 71st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 13.2% 2018 up 0.1% 21st
Net intake rate in grade 1 58.3% 2018 up 9.8% 86th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 297,642 number 2016 up 277.2% 53rd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 13.8% 2018 down 0.6% 22nd