Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 67.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 67.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Cameroon peaked at 67.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38.9% | — |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +39.3% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 38.9% | 54.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 50.1% | 67.5% | 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, urban, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Cameroon was 67.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Cameroon ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release