Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
57th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4517 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon is 1.06 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4517 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Cameroon 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4517 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4608 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4732 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4803 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4944 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5117 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5345 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5555 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5752 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5938 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6155 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6407 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6695 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6955 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7084 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7234 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7377 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7561 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.774 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7782 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7709 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7702 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7778 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7979 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8184 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8338 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.846 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8559 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.869 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8852 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9016 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.919 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9343 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9439 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9492 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9567 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9681 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9783 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9887 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.06 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5041 modelled data | 0.4517 modelled data | 0.5752 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6915 modelled data | 0.5938 modelled data | 0.774 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8118 modelled data | 0.7702 modelled data | 0.869 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9425 modelled data | 0.8852 modelled data | 0.9887 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 54 Egypt 1.06 modelled data compare
- 55 South Africa 1.06 modelled data compare
- 56 Thailand 1.06 modelled data compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.05 modelled data compare
- 59 Madagascar 1.05 modelled data compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.05 modelled data compare
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon was 1.06 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4517 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release