Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile was 4.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Cameroon peaked at 4.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -81.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +575.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Sierra Leone 5.3% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 4.9% compare
- 30 Guatemala 4.5% compare
- 32 Mali 1.7% compare
- 33 Mozambique 1.5% compare
- 34 Senegal 0.8% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Cameroon was 4.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release