Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Cameroon
Gross tertiary enrolment in Cameroon was 16.7% in 2024.
Cameroon, 2024
16.7%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Cameroon over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.7% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 16.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.8%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Primary school enrolment (gross)
114.4%
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
Out-of-school children
3.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS