This report examines recent trends in school and post-graduate employment in Cameroon over thelast two decades. Cameroon’s economic downturn in 1987-95 triggered secondary changes thattransformed the environment under which families make decisions about children’s schooling. Thereport examines the human capital responses to these transformations, focusing on (1) recentenrollment levels (2) trends in enrollments (3) access to employment, (4) the demand for schooling,and (5) risks and opportunities in improving educational outcomes. The analyses combine data fromthe Cameroon Ministry of Education and recent demographic surveys