Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 3.66 units per square kilometre 2016 up 198.0% 133rd
School enrollment, preprimary, male 35.2% 2019 up 50.0% 141st
School enrollment, preprimary, female 36.0% 2019 up 48.8% 141st
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year 2023 up 135.0% 75th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -5.64 % change on previous year 2024 down 176.3% 179th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 477,192 2016 up 304.3% 27th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.8% 2023 down 5.9% 158th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.3995 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.8% 139th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.4824 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.2% 132nd
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2016 up 84.3% 34th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.7134 years 2018 up 63.1% 131st
Government expenditure on education, total 13.8% 2024 up 7.4% 79th
Secondary education, general pupils 48.5% 2016 up 8.0% 161st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,596 number 2019 up 62.4% 61st
Lower secondary completion rate, female 35.3% 2023 down 16.0% 170th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 34.6% 2023 down 22.5% 168th
Children out of school 3.8% 2024 down 27.2% 100th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 542,540 number 2019 up 88.5% 48th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0213 number per person 2019 up 41.2% 129th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 361,663 2025 up 32.4% 40th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 357,736 2025 up 31.6% 38th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 719,399 2025 up 32.0% 39th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 227,850 2024 up 15.6% 55th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 219,663 2024 up 43.9% 59th
Teachers in primary education, male 46,904 2024 up 5.8% 40th
Teachers in primary education, female 74,549 2024 up 50.9% 53rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 61.4% 2024 up 16.5% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 114.4% 2024 down 0.8% 26th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.9 years 2024 down 1.0% 32nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% 2023 down 2.7% 51st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 26.5% 2023 up 8.2% 34th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 447,513 2024 up 28.0% 56th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% 2023 up 0.6% 167th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.5% 2023 down 2.7% 184th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 644,367 2024 up 37.9% 47th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.06 million 2023 up 7.8% 53rd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 948,662 2023 up 14.2% 51st
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 121,453 2024 up 29.6% 51st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 21.9% 2023 up 3.5% 41st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 78.1% 2023 down 0.9% 180th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 2.01 million 2023 up 10.7% 52nd
Enrolment in primary education, male 2.78 million 2024 up 25.8% 25th
Enrolment in primary education, female 2.51 million 2024 up 29.8% 30th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 958,525 2025 up 36.3% 40th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 954,927 2025 up 36.2% 39th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.91 million 2025 up 36.3% 40th
School age population, secondary education, male 2.36 million 2025 up 35.2% 37th
School age population, secondary education, female 2.35 million 2025 up 34.9% 35th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 4.71 million 2025 up 35.0% 35th