4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 44.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Cameroon is 44.9, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Cameroon peaked at 47 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | — |
| 2001 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 37 | +54.2% |
| 2006 | 30 | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 43 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 47 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 44.9 | +2.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 44.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.7, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 44.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +54.2% | 24 | 37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9 | 22 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7 | 33 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Cameroon?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Cameroon was 44.9 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2018.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Cameroon ranks 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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