Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Cameroon, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Cameroon is 78.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Cameroon peaked at 82.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1999.
Cameroon ranks 146th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 57.3% | — |
| 1974 | 56.8% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 59.5% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 61.2% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 72.8% | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 60.9% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 55.2% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 56.9% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 58.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 60.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 54.8% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, male (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +28.7% | 61.3% | 78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 56.8% | 72.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 54.9% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 54.8% | 59.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 55.2% | 78.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 68.5% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.1% | 78.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 79.7% compare
- 144 Bhutan 79.0% compare
- 145 Democratic Republic of Congo 78.5% compare
- 147 Mozambique 76.2% compare
- 148 Luxembourg 75.8% compare
- 149 Gambia 75.4% compare
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 primary completion rate, male in Cameroon?
- Primary completion rate, male in Cameroon was 78.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.