Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male was 96.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Cameroon is 96.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Cameroon peaked at 96.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 25th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 88.4% | — |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.6% | 96.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Cameroon was 96.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release