Lower secondary completion rate, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 34.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 34.6% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Cameroon peaked at 49.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 168th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.2% | — |
| 1972 | 9.2% | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 10.9% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 18.9% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 20.1% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +42.4% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +57.5% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 8.2% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 15.1% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 25.1% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.5% | 30.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 38.3% | 49.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 34.6% | 36.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Cameroon?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Cameroon was 34.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.