Education in Littoral, Cameroon: official figures
Primary schools in the Littoral region had 542,015 pupils and 19,850 teachers in 2021/22, 27 pupils per teacher, 2nd lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 43).
Are primary classrooms in the Littoral region overcrowded?
There were 27 primary pupils per classroom in the Littoral region in 2021/22 (2nd lowest of the 10 regions; Cameroon: 44), and 92% 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 Littoral region?
General secondary schools in the Littoral region taught 331,419 students in 2021/22, with 116 girls for every 100 boys, 4th highest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 101), and 30 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 Littoral region?
95.4% of women aged 15 to 49 in the Littoral region could read in 2018 (combining Douala, 95.8%, and the rest of the Littoral region, 94.1%, by population), the 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 84.4% in Douala and 87.7% in the rest of the Littoral region (Cameroon: 77.5%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copy
How Littoral compares with other regions
Primary pupils per teacher (2021/22)
Littoral ranks 9 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)
Littoral ranks 1 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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