Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 23.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon, 1976–2018
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 116th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.7% | — |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +931.6% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +27.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 23.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 23.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.0%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (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 116th out of 132 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