Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 48.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 48.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 143.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Cameroon peaked at 48.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 28th out of 38 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.5% | — |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +52.3% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.5% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 25.2% | 48.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, middle quintile, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Cameroon was 48.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.7%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release