Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 30.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
30.5%
World rank
70th
of 81 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2005
All-time low
8.6%
in 2004
Years of data
6
2004–2018
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 30.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Cameroon peaked at 34.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 70th out of 81 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 8.6% | 34.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 19.9% | 30.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, urban, female in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Cameroon was 30.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Cameroon ranks 70th out of 81 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release