Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.8966 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Cameroon is 0.8966 GPIA, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Cameroon peaked at 0.9945 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7881 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7881 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8916 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.887 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9656 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9945 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8966 GPIA | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8556 GPIA | 0.7881 GPIA | 0.8916 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9522 GPIA | 0.8966 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 3 |
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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, urban, adjusted gender in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Cameroon was 0.8966 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9945 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7881 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release