Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 10.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cameroon, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cameroon is 10.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cameroon peaked at 15.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 124th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 3.4% | 15.5% | 3 |
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 upper secondary education or in Cameroon?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cameroon was 10.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cameroon ranks 124th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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 upper 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