Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 754,416 number 2019 up 26.0% 46th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.8% 31st
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 25.3% 2024 up 12.4% 51st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.0% 30th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.021 units per person 2024 down 12.2% 13th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.8% 39th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0075 units per person 2024 up 9.0% 140th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0078 units per person 2024 down 12.4% 130th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 22.91 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.5% 122nd
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2517 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.9% 132nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.8% 34th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.1% 35th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 2.01 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.2% 137th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 10.79 years 2023 down 7.2% 164th
School enrollment, preprimary 35.6% 2019 up 49.4% 143rd
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 2.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.8% 129th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 17.0% 2024 down 10.1% 133rd
School enrollment, tertiary, female 16.4% 2024 up 11.8% 141st
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.9648 GPI 2024 up 24.3% 148th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2021 up 30.0% 31st
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.0% 67th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.33 units per square kilometre 2023 up 61.6% 133rd
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 1.73 million 2016 up 198.0% 50th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person 2023 up 12.4% 152nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 48,324 2023 up 49.0% 65th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8819 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.4% 137th
Average years of schooling among adults 6.57 years 2023 up 16.2% 146th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 6.57 years 2023 up 16.2% 146th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 6.57 years 2023 up 16.2% 146th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 65.5% 2024 up 4.5% 46th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 2.9% 35th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 7.58 years 2023 up 9.5% 140th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 19.7% 102nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0096 units per person 2024 down 10.0% 14th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0114 units per person 2024 down 14.0% 15th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 11.36 years 2023 down 9.3% 153rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.9% 20th
Primary completion rate, male 78.1% 2024 down 2.0% 146th
Primary completion rate, female 72.4% 2024 up 3.3% 159th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.4% 20th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.3% 105th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0042 units per person 2023 down 3.8% 155th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2498 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.5% 136th
Duration of compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 182nd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0.0255 % change on previous year 2023 down 99.0% 16th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0737 units per person 2016 up 123.0% 87th
Secondary education, general pupils 1.73 million 2016 up 198.0% 50th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.9% 31st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 542,540 number 2019 up 88.5% 48th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 35.0% 2023 down 19.4% 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 88.8% 2016 up 41.6% 133rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.41 years 2016 up 46.6% 112th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1515 units per square kilometre 2023 up 65.8% 136th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.6657 units per square kilometre 2023 up 61.0% 129th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1002 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 105th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.6624 units per square kilometre 2023 up 62.1% 132nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 1.31 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.8% 24th