School enrollment, primary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, primary, male was 119.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Cameroon is 119.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 124.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104.1% | 102.5% | 106.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 108.6% | 103.4% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 83.9% | 108.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 113.5% | 95.8% | 118.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.0% | 110.2% | 124.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 118.1% | 115.9% | 119.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 Myanmar 120.6% compare
- 17 Eswatini 120.5% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 119.2% compare
- 20 East Timor 118.7% compare
- 21 Morocco 117.7% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 116.4% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 11.47 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9012 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Cameroon was 119.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 124.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.