Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both was 49.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
129th
of 164 countries
All-time high
49.9%
in 2025
All-time low
16.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cameroon, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 49.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cameroon peaked at 49.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1981.
That places Cameroon 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.3% | — |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 49.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.3%, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 49.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.4%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 23.1% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 33.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 45.6% | 49.9% | 6 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cameroon was 49.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Cameroon ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release