Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 38.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cameroon, 1976–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cameroon stood at 38.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cameroon peaked at 38.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1976.
Cameroon ranks 112th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.0% | — |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +267.4% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.0% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.7% | 38.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cameroon?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cameroon was 38.3% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Cameroon ranks 112th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.