Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 12.6% in 2014. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cameroon, 1976β2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cameroon is 12.6%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cameroon peaked at 12.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1976.
That places Cameroon 87th out of 108 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 |
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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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Cameroon?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cameroon was 12.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Cameroon ranks 87th out of 108 countries with data for 2014.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release