Education in Centre, Cameroon: official figures
Primary schools in the Centre region had 826,604 pupils and 27,925 teachers in 2021/22, 30 pupils per teacher, 4th lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 43).
Are primary classrooms in the Centre region overcrowded?
There were 30 primary pupils per classroom in the Centre region in 2021/22 (3rd lowest of the 10 regions; Cameroon: 44), and 90% of classrooms were built in permanent materials (Cameroon: 85%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique with the education ministries (SIGE school census) · saved copyDo girls go to secondary school in the Centre region?
General secondary schools in the Centre region taught 414,018 students in 2021/22, with 112 girls for every 100 boys, 5th highest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 101), and 17 students per teacher (Cameroon: 22).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique with the education ministries (SIGE school census) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in the Centre region?
91.3% of women aged 15 to 49 in the Centre region could read in 2018 (combining Yaoundé, 93.5%, and the rest of the Centre region, 88.9%, by population), 3rd highest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 70.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyMore figures
- The share of primary-age children attending primary school in 2018 was 83.5% in Yaoundé and 91.5% in the rest of the Centre region (Cameroon: 77.5%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy
How Centre compares with other regions
Primary pupils per teacher (2021/22)
Centre ranks 7 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | East | 62 |
| 5 | West | 46 |
| 6 | South | 38 |
| 7 | Centre | 30 |
| 8 | South-West | 29 |
| 9 | Littoral | 27 |
| 10 | North-West | 23 |
Women aged 15-49 who can read (2018)
Centre ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littoral | 95.4% |
| 2 | South-West | 94.7% |
| 3 | Centre | 91.3% |
| 4 | South | 90.0% |
| 5 | West | 88.4% |
| 6 | North-West | 74.7% |
| 7 | East | 64.7% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program): Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun 2018 (EDSC-V), final report: regional tables 2.1.2, 2.3.2, 2.6, 2.13, 3.3.1, 3.13, 5.2, 8.2-8.3, 9.5, 10.3, 11.1, 12.15, 14.4, 17.10.1, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2fd029d9c33…)
- Institut National de la Statistique with the education ministries (SIGE school census): Annuaire statistique sectoriel 2021-2022 de l'éducation et de la formation (key figures by region: primary VI.1, general secondary IX.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fe339187a8b4…)
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