Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 6.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon is 6.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon peaked at 6.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | — |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +150.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 6.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Senegal 10.7% compare
- 29 Malawi 10.1% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 8.2% compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 5.5% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.9% compare
- 34 Mozambique 3.1% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon was 6.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 36 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, rural, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release