Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 1.39 million 2025 up 29.2% 46th
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.39 million 2025 up 29.3% 46th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 2.78 million 2025 up 29.2% 46th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 1.40 million 2025 up 34.5% 32nd
School age population, lower secondary education, female 1.39 million 2025 up 33.9% 32nd
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 2.79 million 2025 up 34.2% 32nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 368,885 2025 up 29.7% 41st
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 364,347 2025 up 28.8% 39th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 733,232 2025 up 29.3% 41st
School age population, primary education, male 2.39 million 2025 up 28.3% 33rd
School age population, primary education, female 2.35 million 2025 up 27.1% 31st
School age population, primary education, both sexes 4.74 million 2025 up 27.7% 33rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 424,535 2025 up 26.8% 33rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 417,299 2025 up 25.5% 32nd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 841,834 2025 up 26.1% 33rd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 430,111 2025 up 24.7% 33rd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 422,641 2025 up 23.6% 32nd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 852,752 2025 up 24.1% 33rd
School age population, pre-primary education, male 865,240 2025 up 23.9% 42nd
School age population, pre-primary education, female 850,072 2025 up 22.8% 42nd
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 1.72 million 2025 up 23.3% 42nd
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 5.29 million 2024 up 27.7% 29th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 96.2% 2024 up 1.5% 103rd
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Primary education, pupils 5.29 million 2024 up 27.7% 29th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 2.01 million 2023 up 10.7% 52nd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.1022 units per square kilometre 2023 up 49.0% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 119.2% 2024 down 2.6% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9187 GPIA 2024 up 4.0% 203rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 109.5% 2024 up 1.3% 37th
School life expectancy, primary, male 7.19 years 2024 down 2.9% 26th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.6 years 2024 up 1.2% 47th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 3.8% 2024 down 27.2% 105th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year 2016 up 153.1% 42nd
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9175 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 203rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 94.1% 2016 up 37.3% 115th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 83.4% 2016 up 46.8% 146th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.15 years 2016 up 42.7% 67th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.878 GPI 2016 up 6.0% 174th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.67 years 2016 up 51.3% 136th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 322,873 2024 up 37.8% 45th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 321,494 2024 up 38.0% 46th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 611,326 2024 up 16.0% 12th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.603 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.7% 24th
Government expenditure on education, total 2.8% 2023 up 6.9% 156th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.7096 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.7% 26th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 32.7% 29th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.15 number per square kilometre 2019 up 88.5% 137th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 61.0% 2023 down 5.6% 142nd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 62.8% 2023 down 6.4% 143rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0203 units per person 2016 up 202.5% 33rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 477,192 2016 up 304.3% 27th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 118,092 2023 up 27.5% 50th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.16 % change on previous year 2019 down 43.3% 42nd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2498 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.5% 136th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre 2016 up 304.3% 65th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 87.7% 2019 up 3.0% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 44.8% 2023 down 18.3% 188th
Number of under-five deaths, male 33,678 2024 down 16.6% 20th