Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate was 44.84 in 2023. β² Rising
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Cameroon, 1971β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary gross enrollment rate in Cameroon is 44.84, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary gross enrollment rate in Cameroon peaked at 61.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.16, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.26 | 8.16 | 16.72 | 9 |
| 1980s | 21.55 | 17.35 | 25.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.47 | 24.52 | 28.29 | 8 |
| 2000s | 31.53 | 24.41 | 41.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.45 | 44.04 | 61.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.31 | 44.84 | 45.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary gross enrollment rate in Cameroon?
- Secondary gross enrollment rate in Cameroon was 44.84 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest secondary gross enrollment rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary gross enrollment rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.16 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for secondary gross enrollment rate?
- Cameroon ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.