Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 25.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon stood at 25.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 756.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon peaked at 25.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.5% | 25.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Gambia 37.8% compare
- 29 Guatemala 32.7% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 32.6% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 33 Malawi 16.3% compare
- 34 Mozambique 15.5% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Cameroon was 25.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 756.4%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release