Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 23.3% in 2018. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon, 1976β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon stood at 23.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon peaked at 23.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1976.
That places Cameroon 115th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.3% | 23.3% | 2 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon was 23.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cameroon ranks 115th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release