Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male was 59.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 59.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Cameroon peaked at 59.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.3% | — |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +57.0% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 21.3% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 41.6% | 59.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 26 Lesotho 70.0% compare
- 27 Honduras 67.8% compare
- 28 Bangladesh 64.7% compare
- 30 Guatemala 55.8% compare
- 31 Mozambique 50.8% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 49.7% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Cameroon was 59.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release