School completion, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.5169 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.5169 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 1.36 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4627 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 0.7463 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7701 % change on previous year | 0.4627 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 0.9212 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9289 % change on previous year | 0.6839 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5906 % change on previous year | 0.5066 % change on previous year | 0.6751 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 53 Namibia 0.6534 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Honduras 0.6065 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Gabon 0.5553 % change on previous year compare
- 57 El Salvador 0.4933 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Nigeria 0.4185 % change on previous year compare
- 59 India 0.3952 % change on previous year 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 school completion, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Cameroon was 0.5169 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4627 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.