Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 366,247 number 2016 12th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 113.04 millions 2013 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 14.3% 2018 up 31.1% 125th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 14.3% 2018 up 31.1% 125th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 288.03 millions 2013 up 27.7% 104th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.0% 2018 up 110.6% 76th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 20.5% 2018 up 108.7% 76th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 10.3% 2018 up 50.6% 124th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 10.3% 2018 up 50.6% 124th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 26.0% 2018 up 114.0% 73rd
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 4.9% 2012 94th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 61,981 number 2019 up 1.6% 8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 47.2% 2018 up 59.1% 74th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 42.7% 2018 up 62.7% 75th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 52.0% 2018 up 56.6% 73rd
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 46.7% 2024 up 6.3% 122nd
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 0.9% 2024 up 11.7% 122nd
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 53.3% 2024 down 4.9% 28th
Government expenditure per student, primary 5.4% 2012 down 9.6% 120th
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women 15.4% 2018 up 10.1% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 50.2% 2024 down 0.3% 25th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2024 down 0.6% 25th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 49.8% 2024 up 0.3% 130th
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 9.64 years 2040 up 14.5% 102nd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 7.9% 2018 down 41.8% 66th
Completion rate, primary education, female 73.2% 2018 up 15.4% 72nd
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 236.23 2012 97th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -26,363 2023 down 29.1% 130th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 12.5% 2018 down 11.9% 19th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 13.9% 2018 down 14.9% 19th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes 74.0% 2018 up 20.1% 70th
Completion rate, primary education, male 74.9% 2018 up 24.5% 68th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 871 millions 2012 up 42.2% 82nd
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 623.64 millions 2013 up 50.9% 90th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 1,384 millions 2012 up 26.0% 71st
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 27,488 number 2019 up 9.3% 8th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 956 millions 2013 up 29.0% 82nd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 50.1% 2024 up 0.1% 32nd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2024 up 0.2% 32nd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 49.9% 2024 down 0.1% 115th
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 43.9 2019 up 6.8% 133rd
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 16th
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index 0.87 index 2018 unchanged 84th
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 36.3% 2023 down 37.5% 122nd
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 0 2024 14th
Average years of schooling 7.37 years 2020 up 15.0% 84th
Share of the population with tertiary education 4.7% 2020 up 74.1% 84th
Share of population with no formal education 12.3% 2020 down 30.5% 27th
Share of the population with at least some formal education 87.7% 2020 up 6.6% 85th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 0 2024 16th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 52.5% 2024 up 16.1% 81st
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.1% 2024 up 32.6% 81st
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 47.5% 2024 down 13.3% 57th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.0692 years 2016 up 177.3% 80th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 16 2023 down 93.1% 72nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2023 77th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2023 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2023 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 3 2023 up 50.0% 40th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2023 72nd