Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 65.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 65.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 106.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon peaked at 65.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 29th out of 38 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 32.7% | — |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 31.9% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 43.4% | 65.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 26 Bangladesh 71.0% compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69.4% compare
- 28 Guatemala 68.3% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 61.6% compare
- 31 Honduras 58.2% compare
- 32 Gambia 54.5% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon was 65.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release