Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female was 85.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon is 85.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon peaked at 85.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.1% | — |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4% | 43.1% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 64.4% | 85.1% | 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, richest quintile, female in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon was 85.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release