Education
As in most large cities in Cameroon there are several nursery, Primary secondary and high schools in the city. In recent years there has been a surge in the number of private schools in the city. More parents turn to send their kids to these schools considering the fairly elevated standards of the way they are managed. The city has a vibrant academic population which is visible during morning rush hours. In is interesting to note that there is also a large informal educational sector that caters for a huge part of the population; mostly individuals with primary school certificate or those with no education at all. This form of education is common in sectors like cloth manufacture, bread making, construction, security, car repair. Individuals from this these informal sector are by far the most visible in deprive neighborhoods’ such as Bonaberi, Ndokoti, Bepanda, Village, Logbaba.
The city of Douala is home to a number of higher education institutions including the University of Douala There are also a number of professional school the most prominent being the Douala Maritime institute. Douala has an aviation school called CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Douala. The city of Douala is however mostly a commercial city hence education is not underscored like in other cities
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