Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 24.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 24.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 249.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon peaked at 24.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.1% | — |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +109.9% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +48.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.6% | 24.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 29 Honduras 33.7% compare
- 30 Gambia 31.2% compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 29.7% compare
- 33 Mozambique 23.8% compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 19.4% compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 19.3% 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, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon was 24.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.2%. 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, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release