Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 12.6% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cameroon, 1976–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12.6% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cameroon peaked at 12.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1976.
Cameroon ranks 87th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +890.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -49.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +436.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 2.3% | 12.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cameroon?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cameroon was 12.6% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Cameroon ranks 87th out of 108 countries with data for 2014.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 post-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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.