Student entrepreneurship in Cameroon is growing mainly because the government and universities are pushing it as a response to unemployment and underemployment. Recent reporting says Cameroon’s youth unemployment was 7.7% in 2024 and underemployment reached 68.4%, which helps explain why many students are turning to business creation as an alternative path. Research on university students in Cameroon also shows high entrepreneurial intention overall, meaning many students like the idea of entrepreneurship even if not all of them fully act on it.

In Yaoundé, the trend is especially visible because the city hosts many entrepreneurship-related university events, digital-entrepreneurship activities, and student innovation programs. But the data also shows a gap between interest and action: one Yaoundé university study found that 56% of students had low adherence to entrepreneurship initiatives, and 76% felt low personal effectiveness in creating and managing a business. So, Yaoundé is a strong center of student entrepreneurship activity, but many students still need more training, confidence, and support to move from interest to real ventures.

University student entrepreneurship study in Cameroon[crisbyventures]
Yaoundé University I study on student entrepreneurship initiatives[dicames]
Government bets on university entrepreneurship[crisbyventures]
ICT University and digital entrepreneurship in Yaoundé[ictuniversity]
Private higher education student-entrepreneur forum in Yaoundé[open-dreams]

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