Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 5.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 5.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Cameroon peaked at 5.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.9% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +285.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 5.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 644,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 447,513 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Cameroon was 5.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release