Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 43.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 43.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 149.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon peaked at 43.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 41st of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +41.9% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.7% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 23.6% | 43.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon was 43.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.3%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release