Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 49.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon stood at 49.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon peaked at 57.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 52.8% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 49.6% | 57.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Cameroon was 49.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release