Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lower secondary completion rate, total 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 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% |
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
- 167 Senegal 38.7% compare
- 168 Honduras 36.6% compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 36.3% compare
- 171 Guinea 34.5% compare
- 172 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.2% compare
- 173 Madagascar 30.9% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (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.