Education in Cameroon

2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of infant deaths, male 21,646 2024 down 14.0% 24th
Number of under-five deaths, female 27,830 2024 down 17.7% 19th
Number of under-five deaths, male 33,678 2024 down 16.6% 20th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 3.21 years 2023 down 18.3% 180th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.6702 years 2018 up 92.3% 133rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.8862 GPI 2018 up 11.8% 128th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.7562 years 2018 up 72.0% 125th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.09 years 2023 down 6.2% 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 79.7% 2023 down 5.5% 175th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2016 up 150.0% 5th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0021 number per person 2019 up 21.7% 158th
Teachers in primary education, female 53,596 number 2019 up 62.4% 61st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 280,635 2024 up 18.8% 12th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 330,691 2024 up 13.6% 12th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1134 number per square kilometre 2019 up 62.4% 139th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9018 index 2019 up 3.4% 170th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 14.4% 37th
Children out of school, female 12.3% 2019 down 17.3% 48th
Children out of school, male 2.7% 2019 up 17.3% 122nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 7,670 2024 up 14.6% 105th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 271,537 number 2019 up 87.4% 47th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 16.7% 2024 down 0.6% 137th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 76.0% 2023 down 2.8% 174th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 42.5% 2023 down 15.7% 190th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9095 GPIA 2023 up 5.4% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 83.5% 2023 down 7.8% 163rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.2% 2023 down 20.5% 188th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9008 GPIA 2023 up 6.1% 190th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 67.5% 2019 up 4.0% 48th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 9.6 years 2023 down 3.4% 173rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.59 years 2023 down 8.6% 144th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9062 GPIA 2023 up 5.6% 195th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.8853 years 2024 up 5.7% 140th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 3.02 years 2023 down 15.8% 182nd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 3.39 years 2023 down 20.3% 180th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8897 GPIA 2023 up 5.6% 192nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 36.6% 2016 down 6.5% 135th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.3% 2016 up 38.1% 34th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.1 years 2016 up 47.7% 120th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 32,512 2024 up 46.8% 44th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7569 years 2024 up 11.0% 180th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 41.9% 110th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 116.8% 2018 up 6.9% 25th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 77.8% 2025 up 6.9% 128th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 81.0% 2025 up 8.4% 130th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 modelled data 2025 up 2.4% 35th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 74.6% 2025 up 5.5% 129th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year 2016 up 120.4% 58th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 40.9% 2023 up 16.8% 168th
Teachers in secondary education, female 48,324 2023 up 49.0% 65th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 16.7% 2023 down 2.7% 48th