Cameroon's adult literacy rose from 41.2 % in 1976 to 72.6 % in 2018.
Cameroon's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 93.3 % in 1992 to 114.4 % in 2024.
Cameroon · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
44th of 55 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Cameroon's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 68.8 % in 1976 to 81.9 % in 2018.
Cameroon's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 24.3 % in 1987 to 44.8 % in 2023.
Cameroon's tertiary enrolment rose from 2.6 % in 1988 to 16.7 % in 2024.
Cameroon's children out of school, primary fell from 357,607 in 1971 to 173,924 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +3.1 pts97th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.6 pts80th of 102*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −6.9 pts100th of 112*
- Expected years of schoolingup +0.0 yrs164th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.3 yrs109th of 145
- Learning povertydown −5.7 pts20th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.2 pts87th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.7 pts48th of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.5 %85th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Cameroon.