Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 368,379 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
368,379 number
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
52nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
368,379 number
in 2016
All-time low
102,279 number
in 2006
Years of data
13
2003–2016

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Cameroon, 2003–2016

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2003200920162003: 120.7k number2004: 124.4k number2005: 129.2k number2006: 102.3k number2007: 155.3k number2008: 193.8k number2009: 205.9k number2011: 246.8k number2012: 276.8k number2013: 324.4k number2014: 332.6k number2015: 353.9k number2016: 368.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 368,379 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 260.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 368,379 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 102,279 number, in 2006.

Cameroon ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in Cameroon, 2003 to 2016.
Year number Change
2003 120,737 number —
2004 124,447 number +3.1%
2005 129,183 number +3.8%
2006 102,279 number -20.8%
2007 155,268 number +51.8%
2008 193,810 number +24.8%
2009 205,921 number +6.2%
2011 246,779 number +19.8%
2012 276,796 number +12.2%
2013 324,403 number +17.2%
2014 332,572 number +2.5%
2015 353,896 number +6.4%
2016 368,379 number +4.1%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 368,379 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 141,083 number, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 368,379 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 122,224 number, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +51.8% 102,279 number 155,268 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 147,378 number 102,279 number 205,921 number 7
2010s 317,138 number 246,779 number 368,379 number 6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 49 Ethiopia 405,735 number compare
  2. 50 Bolivia 402,137 number compare
  3. 51 Romania 369,625 number compare
  4. 53 Belgium 354,885 number compare
  5. 54 Cote d'Ivoire 331,695 number compare
  6. 55 Ukraine 312,326 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Cameroon?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Cameroon was 368,379 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 368,379 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 102,279 number in 2006.
How does Cameroon rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 260.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/