Education in Cameroon 2,984 indicators covering education for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 58.4% 2018 up 72.6% 65th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.74 GPIA 2018 up 236.4% 46th School enrollment, secondary, private 30.6% 2023 up 13.6% 38th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 0.8% 52nd School enrollment, primary 92.9% 2017 up 11.8% 104th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 62.8% 2023 down 6.4% 143rd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 61.0% 2023 down 5.6% 141st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 2.7% 13th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 12.7% 2019 down 23.6% 40th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.0% 2019 down 22.4% 84th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 71.0% 2018 up 4.2% 65th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 35.0% 2023 down 19.4% 175th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 64.2% 2018 up 7.3% 65th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 77.8% 2018 up 1.0% 71st Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.83 GPIA 2018 up 6.4% 61st Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 43.1% 2018 up 475.9% 54th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 72.5% 2018 up 2.6% 67th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 66.2% 2018 up 5.0% 66th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 79.7% 2018 up 1.0% 70th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 81.9% 2018 down 1.5% 78th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.83 GPIA 2018 up 3.8% 65th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 87.6% 2018 down 2.0% 76th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.87 GPIA 2018 unchanged 84th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 71.6% 2016 up 43.5% 115th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 13,578 2023 up 37.7% 27th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 19,368 2023 up 46.8% 40th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 20 2023 down 20.0% 114th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 958 2023 up 79.1% 37th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,239 2023 up 521.9% 45th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2,174 2023 up 2.1% 8th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 100 2023 up 100.0% 51st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 8 2023 up 300.0% 64th Trained teachers in primary education 72.3% 2023 down 8.2% 113th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1,774 number 2018 up 159.0% 99th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 40.7% 70th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 25.3% 2024 up 12.4% 51st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 57.3% 75th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 76.4% 2018 down 1.4% 88th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 19.7% 24th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 210.0% 112th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9092 GPI 2019 up 3.5% 178th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 55 2023 up 89.7% 71st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 48 2023 up 100.0% 64th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 389.8% 87th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.5% 2023 up 15.5% 132nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.0% 2023 up 8.3% 96th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 38.5% 144th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 58.4% 115th Share of primary school teachers who are women 61.4% 2024 up 16.5% 160th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 48.1% 114th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6311 GPIA 2023 down 10.1% 133rd Share of students studying abroad 8.1% 2023 up 17.3% 68th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 155,783 2024 up 11.6% 10th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th End month of the academic school year 6 2025 unchanged 105th Enrolment in primary education, female 2.07 million number 2019 up 34.0% 39th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 35.3% 2023 down 16.0% 175th ← Previous Page 9 of 50 Next →