The qualiﬁcation of the workforce in Cameroon: social capital, a hindrance or a lever?

This study aims to analyse the effects of social capital on the qualiﬁcation of workers in the Cameroonian labour market.

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 23 October 2025

Country:: Cameroon
Document Type:: Working Paper
Theme:: Economic Growth
First published:: 31 July 2025
Authors:: Astride Claudel Njiepue Nouffeussie, Cosmas Bernard Meka'a, Gaëlle Tatiana Timba and Fabrice Nzepang

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of social capital on the qualiﬁcation of workers in the Cameroonian labour market. For a complete and contextual understanding of social capital, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) is used to construct a composite index of social capital combining the structural, relational, and cognitive dimensions. The data used come from the fourth Cameroonian household survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in 2014.

This research is part of the G2LM Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries programme.

Citation

Njiepue Nouffeussie AC and others. ‘The qualiﬁcation of the workforce in Cameroon: social capital, a hindrance or a lever?’ G2LM LIC Working Paper No. 96, 2025