Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 2.6% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Cameroon stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 167.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Cameroon peaked at 2.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.4% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +171.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +167.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Cameroon was 2.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release