Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Cameroon

Cameroon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr was 78.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
78.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
167th
of 205 countries
All-time high
83.5%
in 1995
All-time low
72.2%
in 1980
Years of data
42
1971–2016

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Cameroon, 1971–2016

0204060801971199320161971: 73.3 %1972: 74.9 %1973: 72.6 %1974: 74 %1975: 74.2 %1976: 73.9 %1977: 73.9 %1978: 74 %1979: 74 %1980: 72.2 %1981: 72.3 %1982: 72.5 %1983: 73.2 %1984: 73.5 %1985: 72.5 %1986: 74.6 %1987: 75.4 %1988: 76.2 %1989: 78.7 %1990: 80.2 %1991: 81.9 %1992: 82.9 %1994: 83.2 %1995: 83.5 %1997: 80.3 %1998: 80.9 %1999: 81 %2000: 79.3 %2001: 80.7 %2003: 81.3 %2004: 81.4 %2005: 81.6 %2006: 83.1 %2007: 81.1 %2008: 80.9 %2009: 79.6 %2011: 79.6 %2012: 79 %2013: 78.8 %2014: 77.8 %2015: 78.2 %2016: 78.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 78.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Cameroon peaked at 83.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1980.

Cameroon ranks 167th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 73.9% 72.6% 74.9% 9
1980s 74.1% 72.2% 78.7% 10
1990s 81.7% 80.2% 83.5% 8
2000s 81.0% 79.3% 83.1% 9
2010s 78.6% 77.8% 79.6% 6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 164 Latvia 79.6% compare
  2. 165 Denmark 79.4% compare
  3. 166 Sweden 79.1% compare
  4. 168 Egypt 78.0% compare
  5. 169 Libya 77.7% compare
  6. 170 Estonia 77.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Cameroon?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Cameroon was 78.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1980.
How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr?
Cameroon ranks 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2016.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.