Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female was 91.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon is 91.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon peaked at 91.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.8% | — |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 73.8% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 83.2% | 91.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon was 91.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release