Cameroon's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) was 25.34% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.8 percentage points from 22.54% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 25.34% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 24.03% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 22.54% | 2014 |
| Highest | 53.61% | 1971 |
| Lowest | 20.92% | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | 24.68% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 53.61% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Cameroon's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 1.52 percentage points on 2023 (from 26.86% to 25.34%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2023), the average change was −0.31 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.54 percentage points in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.32 percentage points in 1972. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.3 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Cameroon had the 20th highest value of the 81 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Cameroon in the 2024 ranking
- Burkina Faso — 16th of 81: 28.18%
- Bahamas, The — 17th of 81: 27.46%
- Peru — 18th of 81: 26.05%
- Ecuador — 20th of 81: 25.19%
- Israel — 21st of 81: 24.89%
- Chad — 22nd of 81: 23.62%
What this measures
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 42 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.34 |
| 2023 | 26.86 |
| 2022 | 25.82 |
| 2021 | 24.8 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 24.03 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 22.52 |
| 2016 | 23.86 |
| 2015 | 24.21 |
| 2014 |
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies
- Angola — 18.15% (2023)
- Benin — 25.78% (2022)
- Botswana — 6.94% (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 28.18% (2024)
- Burundi — 3.07% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 2.17% (2022)
- Central African Republic — 16.73% (2016)
- Chad — 23.62% (2024)
- Comoros — 18.59% (2018)
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 5.29 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 114.41% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 109.53% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 119.22% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 35.62% (2019)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?
- 25.34% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 28.26 percentage points from 53.61% in 1971. The highest value was 53.61% in 1971 and the lowest 20.92% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 20th highest of 81 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2024, Cameroon's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 1.52 percentage points on 2023 (from 26.86% to 25.34%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2023), the average change was −0.31 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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