4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Cameroon
Cameroon: 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education was 76.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 76.2 for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Cameroon peaked at 76.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 123rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2 | 59 | 70 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7 | 68 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 1 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Cameroon?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Cameroon was 76.2 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education?
- Cameroon ranks 123rd out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 primary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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