Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Cameroon
Gross secondary school enrolment in Cameroon was 44.8% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2009.
Cameroon, 2023
44.8%
Change from 2022
−0.8percentage points
World, 2023
77.2%
Position in 2023
138th of 147
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Cameroon over time
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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | – | 76.5% |
| 2019 | – | 76.0% |
| 2018 | – | 75.5% |
| 2017 | – | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | 74.9% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | 74.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | 71.9% |
| 2010 | – | 70.9% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | 68.3% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | 63.5% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | 62.4% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 45.6% in 2022.
- Since 2008, when it was 37.8%, the figure has changed by +7.0 percentage points.
- Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Cameroon has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Primary school enrolment (gross)
114.4%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
16.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
74.0%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
47.2%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
23.0%
2018 · UNESCO UIS