Persistence to grade 5, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Persistence to grade 5, male was 73.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, male in Cameroon, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 73.8% for persistence to grade 5, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, male in Cameroon peaked at 79.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2017.
Cameroon ranks 116th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 60.8% | — |
| 1973 | 62.6% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 69.3% | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 57.4% | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 67.9% | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 65.8% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 67.9% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 72.9% | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 70.2% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 75.2% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 63.6% | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 75.1% | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 72.8% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 76.1% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +50.6% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.4% | 57.4% | 69.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 63.6% | 76.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 62.7% | 77.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 51.0% | 78.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 73.8% | 79.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, male in Cameroon?
- Persistence to grade 5, male in Cameroon was 73.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for persistence to grade 5, male?
- Cameroon ranks 116th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to grade 5, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.