Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index 0.6038 GPIA 2023 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6334 UIS estimate 2023 down 11.8% 143rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6046 UIS estimate 2023 down 16.6% 147th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 0 2023 82nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 0 2023 84th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 5,169 2023 up 406.8% 13th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 2,210 2023 up 118.8% 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 0 2023 86th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 0 2023 85th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 0 2023 91st
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 4 2023 87th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 18.2% 2017 up 46.4% 87th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 0 2023 68th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 0 2023 73rd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 808,212 number 2016 12th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 75.3% 2023 down 6.6% 118th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 73.8% 2023 down 5.4% 116th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 1.2% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 0 2023 90th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 0 2023 89th
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 76.2 2020 up 8.9% 123rd
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 44.9 2020 up 36.1% 131st
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 19.3 2020 up 37.9% 135th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 0.7296 GPIA 2023 down 22.4% 79th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 0.7645 GPIA 2023 down 17.9% 68th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 25.1% 56th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.0% 2023 up 23.6% 56th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 0.5577 millions 2013 69th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 12,612 number 2016 up 70.4% 17th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 1.25 million number 2018 up 14.3% 29th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 3.32 million number 2018 up 8.7% 30th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 2.07 million number 2018 up 5.6% 30th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0.8549 millions 2013 68th
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female 97.9% 2024 up 1.2% 73rd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 307,850 number 2018 up 48.3% 19th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 745,178 number 2018 up 15.4% 18th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 437,328 number 2018 down 0.2% 18th
Average years of schooling 6.15 years 2020 up 4.1% 124th
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships 12.58 million 2024 up 49.1% 31st
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 34.5% 2024 down 7.5% 128th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 63.48 pupils per teacher 2024 up 16.7% 6th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2019 unchanged 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 10.6% 2023 down 16.2% 18th
Population, ages 3-5, female 837,897 2015 up 9.3% 48th
Population, ages 3-5, male 848,500 2015 up 9.0% 48th
Population, ages 3-5, total 1.69 million 2015 up 9.1% 48th
Population, ages 4-6, female 830,464 2015 up 11.8% 48th
Population, ages 4-6, male 840,402 2015 up 11.6% 49th
Population, ages 4-6, total 1.67 million 2015 up 11.7% 48th
Population, ages 5-9, female 1.37 million 2015 up 15.4% 47th
Population, ages 5-9, male 1.38 million 2015 up 15.2% 49th
Population, ages 5-9, total 2.75 million 2015 up 15.3% 47th
Population, ages 5-10, female 1.63 million 2015 up 15.9% 47th
Population, ages 5-10, male 1.65 million 2015 up 15.7% 49th
Population, ages 5-10, total 3.29 million 2015 up 15.8% 48th
Population, ages 5-11, female 1.90 million 2015 up 16.3% 47th
Population, ages 5-11, male 1.92 million 2015 up 16.1% 49th
Population, ages 5-11, total 3.83 million 2015 up 16.2% 49th