Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 35.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Cameroon is 35.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Cameroon peaked at 48.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 170th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.4% | — |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +31.7% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +65.2% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +65.2% | 25.6% | 42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 5.4% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 11.1% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.2% | 27.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 37.3% | 48.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.0% | 35.9% | 3 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Cameroon?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cameroon was 35.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Cameroon ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, total (% 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.