Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 13.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,237.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon peaked at 13.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.5% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -31.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +133.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +89.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +202.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 2.3% | 13.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.5% compare
- 25 Zambia 18.3% compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 14.6% compare
- 28 Senegal 13.3% compare
- 29 Honduras 11.8% compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 11.7% compare
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, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Cameroon was 13.4% 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 13.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,237.2%. 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, rural, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release