Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 23.4% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cameroon, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 23.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cameroon peaked at 23.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1981.
Cameroon ranks 136th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cameroon was 23.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release