Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 47.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 47.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon peaked at 47.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.6% | — |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +65.7% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.6% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 31.0% | 47.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, richest quintile, female in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Cameroon was 47.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release