School enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, primary, private was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon is 25.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon peaked at 53.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 42.9% | 53.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 34.3% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.4% | 27.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.1% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.9% | 24.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 24.8% | 26.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 11.47 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Cameroon was 25.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.