Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 10.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon is 10.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 344.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon peaked at 10.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +54.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +167.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 Zambia 18.7% compare
- 39 Togo 17.7% compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 11.5% compare
- 42 Senegal 10.3% compare
- 43 Côte d'Ivoire 9.7% compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 8.2% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Cameroon was 10.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.2%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release