Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.608 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.608 GPIA
World rank
115th
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.6755 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.2153 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon stood at 0.608 GPIA.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon peaked at 0.6755 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2153 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Cameroon 115th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.2153 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6045 GPIA | +180.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6755 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5972 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.608 GPIA | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.608 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 81% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.608 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2153 GPIA | 0.2153 GPIA | 0.2153 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.64 GPIA | 0.6045 GPIA | 0.6755 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6026 GPIA | 0.5972 GPIA | 0.608 GPIA | 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 0.608 GPIA 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 0.6755 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2153 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cameroon ranks 115th 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 down 10.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release