Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 1.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Cameroon stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 212.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Cameroon peaked at 1.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +187.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +212.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Cameroon was 1.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 37 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release