Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.608 GPIA in 2018. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cameroon, 1976β2018
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 114th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 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 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 114th 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 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